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Restructuring and Other Charges

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Restructuring and Other Charges
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2020
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Other Charges
NOTE 6 : RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
A restructuring program was approved in the first quarter of 2020, which is ongoing, to further align our workforce with our continuing investments in the business and to execute the planned divestiture of Home Gateway Platform, a division of CCG. These actions are expected to be substantially completed in 2021.
A restructuring program was approved in the second quarter of 2019 to align our workforce with our exit of the 5G smartphone modem business. This action was substantially completed in the third quarter of 2020.
Restructuring and other charges by type for each period were as follows:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In Millions) Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019 Sep 26, 2020 Sep 28, 2019
Employee severance and benefit arrangements $ (17) $ 40  $ 90  $ 208 
Asset impairment and other charges (8) 64  56  80 
Total restructuring and other charges $ (25) $ 104  $ 146  $ 288