The summary of the activity in the restructuring liability (which is included in "Other current liabilities") for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:



(in millions)	Balance at December 31, 2018		Provision		Cash Expenditures			Non-cash Items/ Currency Change		Balance at December 31, 2019
Employee termination costs⁽¹⁾	$	7.9	$	10.9	$	(8.1	)	$	—	$	10.7
Termination of lease agreements⁽²⁾	1.8		0.5		(1.7		)	—		0.6
Other⁽³⁾	—		0.6		(0.1		)	—		0.5
Total restructuring liability	$	9.7	$	12.0	$	(9.9	)	$	—	$	11.8

(1) We expect the remaining $10.7 million employee termination costs to be substantially paid within the next twelve months.

(2) We expect the remaining $0.6 million termination of lease costs to be substantially paid within the next six months.

(3) We expect the remaining $0.5 million of other costs to be substantially paid in the next six months.

The summary of the activity in the restructuring accounts for the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:



(in millions)	Balance at December 31, 2017		Provision		Cash Expenditures			Non-cash Items/ Currency Change			Balance at December 31, 2018
Employee termination costs	$	12.0	$	8.3	$	(12.1	)	$	(0.3	)	$	7.9
Termination of lease agreements	0.8		3.2		(2.0		)	(0.2		)	1.8
Other	0.5		0.2		(0.6		)	(0.1		)	—
Total restructuring liability	$	13.3	$	11.7	$	(14.7	)	$	(0.6	)	$	9.7

The summary of the activity in the restructuring accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017 was as follows:



(in millions)	Balance at December 31, 2016		Esselte Acquisition⁽⁴⁾		Provision		Cash Expenditures			Non-cash Items/ Currency Change		Balance at December 31, 2017
Employee termination costs	$	1.4	$	1.5	$	18.2	$	(9.6	)	$	0.5	$	12.0
Termination of lease agreements	0.1		1.2		2.4		(3.1		)	0.2		$	0.8
Other	—		0.1		1.1		(0.7		)	—		$	0.5
Total restructuring liability	$	1.5	$	2.8	$	21.7	$	(13.4	)	$	0.7	$	13.3

During the fourth quarter of 2017, in connection with the Pelikan Artline integration, the Company sold its building and related assets in New Zealand for net proceeds of $3.9 million and recorded a gain on sale of $1.5 million as a reduction of SG&A expense in its Consolidated Statements of Income within the ACCO Brands International segment. The sale was not included in the Company’s restructuring liability activity presented above.

Restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 by reporting segment were as follows:



(in millions)	2019		2018		2017
ACCO Brands North America	$	5.6	$	6.2	$	5.5
ACCO Brands EMEA	2.3		4.9		11.2
ACCO Brands International	2.7		0.6		5.0
Corporate	1.4		—		—
Total restructuring charges	$	12.0	$	11.7	$	21.7