During 2020, SBD closed facilities which were made redundant by the acquisition of Niscayah. Assume that they recognized a charge of $125 associated with closures during 2020 of which $50 was for severance and other benefits to be paid to employees during 2021 and 2022 (the employees were terminated in 2020) and $75 million was for impairment of the property, plant and equipment. $40 of the severance was paid in 2021, with the remainder to be paid in 2022. What journal entries would SBD have recorded in 2020 and 2021?

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During 2020, SBD closed facilities which were made redundant by the acquisition of Niscayah. Assume that they recognized a charge of $125 associated with closures during 2020 of which $50 was for severance and other benefits to be paid to employees during 2021 and 2022 (the employees were terminated in 2020) and $75 million was for impairment of the property, plant and equipment. $40 of the severance was paid in 2021, with the remainder to be paid in 2022. What journal entries would SBD have recorded in 2020 and 2021?
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