Note 21. Other provisions

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	Warranties	Restructuring	Employee benefits	Environmental obligations	Legal disputes	Other obligations	Total
Group
Balance at 31 December 2018	458	1,188	571	359	295	404	3,275
Provisions made during the year	85	1,681	355	100	–40	574	2,756
Provisions used during the year	–116	–945	–318	–59	–27	–195	–1,659
Unutilized provisions reversed during the year	–59	–177	–17	–5	–29	–136	–422
Provision disposed through divestment	—	–0	0	—	—	1	1
Reclassifications	46	–156	55	–2	3	–4	–58
Translation differences	30	3	–23	5	6	–27	–7
Balance at 31 December 2019	445	1,595	622	398	208	618	3,885
of which current	374	1,442	221	60	171	425	2,693
of which non-current	71	154	401	338	37	192	1,193

Parent Company
Balance at 31 December 2018	9	36	143	27	—	—	215
Provisions made during the year	1	265	56	25	—	—	347
Provisions used during the year	2	–75	–52	—	—	—	–125
Unutilized provisions reversed during the year	—	–4	—	—	—	—	–4
Reclassifications	–0	—	–0	—	—	0	0
Balance at 31 December 2019	12	222	147	52	—	0	433

Warranties

A provision for warranties is recognized when the underlying products or services are sold. The provision is based on historical warranty data and a weighing of all possible outcomes against their associated probabilities.

Restructuring

A provision for restructuring is recognized when the Group has approved a detailed and formal restructuring plan and the restructuring has either commenced or has been announced publicly. Future operating costs are not provided for.

Employee benefits

A provision for personnel-related benefits is recognized in accordance with agreements entered for long-term incentive programs, local bonus programs, part-time pensions and other personnel obligations.

Environmental obligations

An environmental provision is recognized when there is a legal obligation for a clean up.

Legal disputes

Legal disputes include provisions for claims which, at the balance sheet date, had not been closed.

Site restoration

Provision for costs for restoring contamined land is made in accordance with the Group’s published environmental principles when there is a legal requirement or other binding commitment to restore established contaminated land and when the cost can be measured with reasonable precision.

Other obligations

Other obligations include provisions for onerous contracts and obligations within the scope of Sandvik Försäkring AB’s operations. Provisions classified as current are expected to result in an outflow of resources within twelve months from the balance sheet date.