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Reorganization and Realignment Costs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Restructuring and Related Costs | The following is a summary of the initiatives included in “Reorganization and realignment costs:”
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 27, 2020 |  | September 29, 2019 |  | September 27, 2020 |  | September 29, 2019
Operations and field realignment | $ | 3,021 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,021 |  |  | $ | — |
IT realignment | 403 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,809 |  |  | — |
G&A realignment | (49) |  |  | 396 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 4,695 |
System optimization initiative | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 76 |
Reorganization and realignment costs | $ | 3,375 |  |  | $ | 403 |  |  | $ | 10,196 |  |  | $ | 4,771 |
Operations and Field Realignment |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Restructuring and Related Costs | The following is a summary of the activity recorded as a result of the Operations and Field Realignment Plan:
| Three Months Ended
| September 27, 2020
Severance and related employee costs | $ | 2,502 |
Share-based compensation (a) | 519 |
Total operations and field realignment | $ | 3,021 |
_______________ (a)Primarily represents incremental share-based compensation resulting from the modification of stock options in connection with the termination of employees under the Operations and Field Realignment Plan.
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The table below presents a rollforward of our accruals for the Operations and Field Realignment Plan, which are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” as of September 27, 2020.
| Balance December 29, 2019 |  | Charges |  | Payments |  | Balance September 27, 2020
Severance and related employee costs | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,502 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,502 |
IT Realignment |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Restructuring and Related Costs | The following is a summary of the activity recorded as a result of the IT Realignment Plan:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  | Total Incurred Since Inception
| September 27, 2020 |  | September 27, 2020 |
Severance and related employee costs | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 1,009 |  |  | $ | 8,557 |
Recruitment and relocation costs | 345 |  |  | 659 |  |  | 659 |
Third-party and other costs | 24 |  |  | 5,141 |  |  | 6,527 |
| 403 |  |  | 6,809 |  |  | 15,743 |
Share-based compensation (a) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 193 |
Total IT realignment | $ | 403 |  |  | $ | 6,809 |  |  | $ | 15,936 |
_______________ (a)Primarily represents incremental share-based compensation resulting from the modification of stock options in connection with the termination of employees under the IT Realignment Plan.
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The table below presents a rollforward of our accruals for the IT Realignment Plan, which are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities” and totaled $2,739 and $178 as of September 27, 2020, respectively.
| Balance December 29, 2019 |  | Charges |  | Payments |  | Balance September 27, 2020
Severance and related employee costs | $ | 7,548 |  |  | $ | 1,009 |  |  | $ | (5,640) |  |  | $ | 2,917 |
Recruitment and relocation costs | — |  |  | 659 |  |  | (659) |  |  | — |
Third-party and other costs | 1,076 |  |  | 5,141 |  |  | (6,217) |  |  | — |
| $ | 8,624 |  |  | $ | 6,809 |  |  | $ | (12,516) |  |  | $ | 2,917 |
G&A Realignment |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Restructuring and Related Costs | The following is a summary of the activity recorded as a result of the G&A Realignment Plan:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  | Total Incurred Since Inception
| September 27, 2020 |  | September 29, 2019 |  | September 27, 2020 |  | September 29, 2019 |
Severance and related employee costs (a) | $ | (116) |  |  | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 2,816 |  |  | $ | 24,268 |
Recruitment and relocation costs | 27 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 654 |  |  | 2,558 |
Third-party and other costs | 9 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 2,220 |
| (80) |  |  | 297 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 3,582 |  |  | 29,046 |
Share-based compensation (b) | 31 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 8,098 |
Termination of defined benefit plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,335 |
Total G&A realignment | $ | (49) |  |  | $ | 396 |  |  | $ | 282 |  |  | $ | 4,695 |  |  | $ | 38,479 |
_______________ (a)The three and nine months ended September 27, 2020 includes a reversal of an accrual as a result of a change in estimate. (b)Primarily represents incremental share-based compensation resulting from the modification of stock options in connection with the termination of employees under the G&A Realignment Plan.
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The accruals for the G&A realignment plan are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities” and totaled $1,705 and $18 as of September 27, 2020, respectively, and $3,491 and $507 as of September 29, 2019, respectively. The tables below present a rollforward of our accruals for the G&A Realignment Plan.
| Balance December 29, 2019 |  | Charges |  | Payments |  | Balance September 27, 2020
Severance and related employee costs | $ | 5,276 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | (3,627) |  |  | $ | 1,679 |
Recruitment and relocation costs | 83 |  |  | 42 |  |  | (81) |  |  | 44 |
Third-party and other costs | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | (10) |  |  | — |
| $ | 5,359 |  |  | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | (3,718) |  |  | $ | 1,723 |
| Balance December 30, 2018 |  | Charges |  | Payments |  | Balance September 29, 2019
Severance and related employee costs | $ | 7,241 |  |  | $ | 2,816 |  |  | $ | (6,216) |  |  | $ | 3,841 |
Recruitment and relocation costs | 83 |  |  | 654 |  |  | (580) |  |  | 157 |
Third-party and other costs | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | (112) |  |  | — |
| $ | 7,324 |  |  | $ | 3,582 |  |  | $ | (6,908) |  |  | $ | 3,998 |

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