Here’s what SSB’s 2017 Annual Report says about restructuring:
In connection with Beacon, we announced in 2016 that we expected:
(i) to incur aggregate pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $300 million to $400 million beginning in 2016 through December 31, 2020 including approximately $250 million to $300 million in severance and benefits costs associated with targeted staff reductions (a substantial portion of which would result in future cash expenditures) and approximately $50 million to $100 million in information technology application rationalization and real estate actions; and
(ii) to achieve estimated annual pre-tax net run-rate expense savings of $550 million by the end of 2020, relative to 2015, all else equal, for full effect in 2021. Actual expenses may increase or decrease in the future due to other factors.
In 2017, we recorded restructuring charges of $245 million, compared to $142 million in 2016, related to Beacon. In aggregate, we have recorded restructuring charges of $387 million related to Beacon, including $280 million in severance costs and $107 million in information technology application rationalization and real estate action.
In 2017, we achieved approximately $150 million in year-over-year expense savings related to Beacon and expect target savings of $550 million to be realized by mid-2019.