The Company recorded $6.0 million, $10.9 million and $12.0 million of restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Restructuring charges in 2021 were primarily related to severance costs and termination of lease agreements related to cost reduction initiatives in our North America, EMEA and International segments.

In 2020, we recorded $7.6 million of restructuring expense for our North America segment, $0.6 million for our EMEA segment, and $2.6 million for our International segment, primarily for severance expenses associated with several cost savings initiatives. In addition, we recorded $0.1 million of restructuring expense for Corporate.

During 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.

The summary of the activity in the restructuring liability for the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:


(in millions)	Balance at December 31, 2020		Provision		Cash Expenditures		Non-cash Items/ Currency Change		Balance at December 31, 2021
Employee termination costs(1)	$	8.1	$	5.2	$	(9.7)	$	(0.2)	$	3.4
Termination of lease agreements(2)	1.0		0.7		(1.1)		0.5		1.1
Other	0.2		0.1		(0.2)		(0.1)		—
Total restructuring liability	$	9.3	$	6.0	$	(11.0)	$	0.2	$	4.5

(1)We expect the remaining $3.4 million employee termination costs to be substantially paid within the next nine months.

(2)We expect the remaining $1.1 million termination of lease costs to be substantially paid within the next six months.

The summary of the activity in the restructuring accounts 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	$	10.7	$	8.5	$	(11.1)	$	—	$	8.1
Termination of lease agreements	0.6		1.5		(0.7)		(0.4)		1.0
Other	0.5		0.9		(0.5)		(0.7)		0.2
Total restructuring liability	$	11.8	$	10.9	$	(12.3)	$	(1.1)	$	9.3

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

Restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 by reporting segment were as follows:


(in millions)	2021		2020		2019
ACCO Brands North America	$	4.4	$	7.6	$	5.6
ACCO Brands EMEA	0.5		0.6		2.3
ACCO Brands International	1.1		2.6		2.7
Corporate	—		0.1		1.4
Total restructuring charges	$	6.0	$	10.9	$	12.0