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Reorganization and Business Transformation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Reorganization and Business Transformation

Reorganization and Business Transformation

In the fourth quarter of 2015 the Company announced a plan to realign Teradata’s business by reducing its cost structure and focusing on the Company’s core data and analytics business. This business transformation included exiting the marketing applications business (see Note 15), rationalizing costs, and modifying the Company’s go-to-market approach. The Company incurred the following costs related to these actions for the years ended December 31:

In millions		2017				2016				2015
Employee severance and other employee related cost		$	2			$	14			$	4
Asset write-downs		—				80				140
Professional services, legal and other associated cost		24				35				8
Total reorganization and business transformation cost		$	26			$	129			$	152

The charges for asset write-downs were for non-cash write-downs of goodwill, acquired intangibles and other assets. In addition to the costs and charges incurred above, the Company made cash payments of less than $1 million in 2017, $20 million in 2016, and $14 million in 2015 for employee severance that did not have a material impact on its Statement of Operations due to Teradata accounting for its postemployment benefits under Accounting Standards Codification 712, Compensation - Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits (“ASC 712”), which uses actuarial estimates and defers the immediate recognition of gains or losses. As of December 31, 2017, the Company does not have any significant liabilities associated with these transformation activities.

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The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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-Publisher FASB
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745

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