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PRODUCTIVITY, INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES

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PRODUCTIVITY, INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
PRODUCTIVITY, INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES
PRODUCTIVITY, INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES
Productivity and Reinvestment
In February 2012, the Company announced a productivity and reinvestment program designed to further enable our efforts to strengthen our brands and reinvest our resources to drive long-term profitable growth. This program is focused on the following initiatives: global supply chain optimization; global marketing and innovation effectiveness; operating expense leverage and operational excellence; data and information technology systems standardization; and the integration of Old CCE.
In February 2014, the Company announced the expansion of our productivity and reinvestment program to drive incremental productivity that will primarily be redirected into increased media investments. Our incremental productivity goal consists of two relatively equal components. First, we will expand savings through global supply chain optimization, data and information technology systems standardization, and resource and cost reallocation. Second, we will increase the effectiveness of our marketing investments by transforming our marketing and commercial model to redeploy resources into more consumer-facing marketing investments to accelerate growth.
In October 2014, the Company announced that we were further expanding our productivity and reinvestment program and extending it through 2019. The expansion of the productivity initiatives focuses on four key areas: restructuring the Company's global supply chain; implementing zero-based work, an evolution of zero-based budget principles, across the organization; streamlining and simplifying the Company's operating model; and further driving increased discipline and efficiency in direct marketing investments.
In April 2017, the Company announced another expansion of our productivity and reinvestment program. This expansion is focused on achieving additional efficiencies in both our supply chain and our marketing expenditures as well as transitioning to a new, more agile operating model to enable growth. Under this operating model, our business units will be supported by an expanded enabling services organization and a corporate center focused on a few strategic initiatives, policy and governance. The expanded enabling services organization will focus on both simplifying and standardizing key transactional processes and providing support to business units through global centers of excellence.
The Company has incurred total pretax expenses of $3,566 million related to our productivity and reinvestment program since it commenced. These expenses were recorded in the line items other operating charges and other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statements of income. Refer to Note 20 for the impact these charges had on our operating segments and Corporate. Outside services reported in the table below primarily relate to expenses in connection with legal, outplacement and consulting activities. Other direct costs reported in the table below include, among other items, internal and external costs associated with the development, communication, administration and implementation of these initiatives; accelerated depreciation on certain fixed assets; contract termination fees; and relocation costs.
The following table summarizes the balance of accrued expenses related to these productivity and reinvestment initiatives and the changes in the accrued amounts (in millions):
 
Severance Pay
and Benefits

 
Outside Services

 
Other
Direct Costs

 
Total

2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued balance at beginning of year
$
144

 
$
8

 
$
52

 
$
204

Costs incurred
95

 
27

 
230

 
352

Payments
(114
)
 
(30
)
 
(205
)
 
(349
)
Noncash and exchange
(2
)
 
1

 
(55
)
 
(56
)
Accrued balance at end of year
$
123

 
$
6

 
$
22

 
$
151

2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs incurred
$
310

 
$
79

 
$
261

 
$
650

Payments
(181
)
 
(83
)
 
(267
)
 
(531
)
Noncash and exchange
(62
)
1 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(64
)
Accrued balance at end of year
$
190

 
$
1

 
$
15

 
$
206

2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs incurred
$
164

 
$
92

 
$
252

 
$
508

Payments
(209
)
 
(83
)
 
(211
)
 
(503
)
Noncash and exchange
(69
)
1 
—

 
(52
)
 
(121
)
Accrued balance at end of year
$
76

 
$
10

 
$
4

 
$
90


1 
Includes pension settlement charges. Refer to Note 14.
Integration Initiatives
Integration of Our German Bottling Operations
In 2008, the Company began an integration initiative related to our German bottling operations acquired in 2007. The Company incurred $240 million of expenses related to this initiative in 2016 and has incurred total pretax expenses of $1,367 million related to this initiative since it commenced. These expenses were recorded in the line item other operating charges in our consolidated statements of income and impacted the Bottling Investments operating segment. The expenses recorded in connection with these integration activities have been primarily due to involuntary terminations. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company deconsolidated our German bottling operations. Therefore, there was no remaining accrual balance as of December 31, 2016. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the deconsolidation of our German bottling operations.