Restructuring Accruals

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

5. Restructuring Accruals

Selected information related to the restructuring accruals for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:


	Employee		Other		Total
	Costs		Exit Costs		Restructuring
Balance at January 1, 2019	$	47	$	22	$	69
Net cash paid, principally severance and related benefits		(13)		(2)		(15)
Other, including foreign exchange translation				(1)		(1)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	34	$	19	$	53


	Employee		Other		Total
	Costs		Exit Costs		Restructuring
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	52	$	33	$	85
Net cash paid, principally severance and related benefits		(5)		(1)		(6)
Other, including foreign exchange translation		1		—		1
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	48	$	32	$	80

In the past several years, the Company implemented several discrete restructuring initiatives and recorded restructuring, asset impairment and other charges associated with those actions. These charges consisted of employee costs, write-down of assets and other exit costs primarily related to plant and furnace closures in the Americas region. These restructuring charges were discrete actions and are expected to approximate the total cumulative costs for those actions as no significant additional costs are expected to be incurred. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has paid severance and related benefits that were associated with the past restructuring actions. The Company expects that the majority of the remaining cash expenditures related to the accrued employee costs will be paid out over the next several years.