The Company recorded $10.9 million, $12.0 million and $11.7 million of restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Restructuring charges in 2020 were primarily related to severance costs in North America. Additional severance charges were also taken in Mexico, Brazil, EMEA and Australia.

In 2019, we recorded $5.6 million of restructuring expense for our North America segment, $2.3 million for our EMEA segment, and $2.7 million for our International segment, primarily for severance expenses associated with several cost savings initiatives. In addition, we recorded $1.4 million of restructuring expense for Corporate.

During 2018, the Company initiated cost savings plans related to changes in the operating structure of its North America segment and included costs associated with the integration of Esselte within the EMEA segment.

The summary of the activity in the restructuring liability for the year ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:


(in millions)	Balance at December 31, 2019		Provision		Cash Expenditures		Non-cash Items/ Currency Change		Balance at December 31, 2020
Employee termination costs(1)	$	10.7	$	8.5	$	(11.1)	$	—	$	8.1
Termination of lease agreements(2)	0.6		1.5		(0.7)		(0.4)		1.0
Other(3)	0.5		0.9		(0.5)		(0.7)		0.2
Total restructuring liability	$	11.8	$	10.9	$	(12.3)	$	(1.1)	$	9.3

(1) We expect the remaining $8.1 million employee termination costs to be substantially paid within the next twelve months.

(2) We expect the remaining $1.0 million termination of lease costs to be substantially paid within the next twelve months.

(3) We expect the remaining $0.2 million of other costs to be substantially paid in the next twelve months.

The summary of the activity in the restructuring accounts 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	$	7.9	$	10.9	$	(8.1)	$	—	$	10.7
Termination of lease agreements	1.8		0.5		(1.7)		—		0.6
Other	—		0.6		(0.1)		—		0.5
Total restructuring liability	$	9.7	$	12.0	$	(9.9)	$	—	$	11.8

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

Restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 by reporting segment were as follows:


(in millions)	2020		2019		2018
ACCO Brands North America	$	7.6	$	5.6	$	6.2
ACCO Brands EMEA	0.6		2.3		4.9
ACCO Brands International	2.6		2.7		0.6
Corporate	0.1		1.4		—
Total restructuring charges	$	10.9	$	12.0	$	11.7