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ACQUISITION, MERGER AND RESTRUCTURING (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2016
Major Components of Merger, Restructuring and Other Operating Expenses, Net | The table below and narrative that follows provides the major components of Merger, restructuring and other operating (income) expenses, net.
|  | Third Quarter |  |  | Year-to-Date |
(In millions) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Merger related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance, retention, and relocation |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15 |
Transaction and integration |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 69 |
Facility closure, contract termination, and other costs, net |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 32 |
Total Merger related expenses |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 116 |
Staples Acquisition (income) expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retention |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 58 |
Transaction |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 30 |
Termination Fee |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (250 | ) |  |  | — |
Total Staples Acquisition (income) expenses |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | (192 | ) |  |  | 88 |
Comprehensive Business Review expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | — |
Other related expenses |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |
Total Comprehensive Business Review expenses |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | — |
Total Merger, restructuring and other operating (income) expenses, net |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | (122 | ) |  | $ | 204 |
Facility Closure and Severance Costs | These amounts are excluded from the table below because they are recorded as incurred or earned, non-cash, or otherwise not associated with Merger and restructuring balance sheet accounts.
|  |  |  |  | Year-to-Date 2016 |  |  |  |
(In millions) |  | December 26, 2015 |  |  | Charges Incurred |  |  | Cash Payments |  |  | Lease Accretion and Other Adjustments |  |  | September 24, 2016 |
Termination benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger related accruals |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 8 |
Comprehensive Business Review |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |
Lease and contract obligations, accruals for facilities closures and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger related accruals |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 45 |
Other restructuring accruals |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 7 |
Acquired entity accruals |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 20 |
Staples Acquisition related accruals |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | (79 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 196 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | (154 | ) |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 88 |
Assets Held for Sale Activity | The assets held for sale activity in the year-to-date 2016 is presented in the table below.
(In millions) |  |  |
Balance as of December 26, 2015 |  | $ | 30 |
Additions |  |  | 6 |
Dispositions |  |  | (7 | )
Balance as of September 24, 2016 |  | $ | 29 |

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