ANALOG DEVICES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued) Closure of Manufacturing Facilities Reduction of Operating Costs Actions Early Retirement Action Repositioning Action 6. Acquisitions Linear Technology Corporation 76 On the Acquisition Date, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the voting interests of Linear, an independent manufacturer of high performance analog integrated circuits. Under the terms of the agreement pursuant to which the Company acquired Linear (Merger Agreement), Linear stockholders received, for each outstanding share of Linear common stock, $46.00 in cash and 0.2321 of a share of the Company's common stock at the closing. The Company believes the combination creates the premier analog technology company with the industry’s most comprehensive suite of high-performance analog offerings. The results of operations of Linear from the Acquisition Date are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income, consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of cash flows and shareholders’ equity for fiscal 2017. The amount of revenue attributable to Linear included in the Company's consolidated statements of income for fiscal 2017 was $913.2 million. During fiscal 2019, the Company recorded special charges of $88.1 million, as a result of organizational initiatives to reposition the Company's global workforce skill set to align with the Company's long-term strategic plan. Approximately $73.9 million of the total charges were for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with either the Company's ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements for 464 manufacturing, engineering and selling, marketing, general and administrative (SMG&A) employees. As of November 2, 2019, the Company still employed 307 of the 464 employees included in this action. These employees must continue to be employed by the Company until their employment is involuntarily terminated in order to receive the severance benefits. The remaining $14.2 million of the charges related to the write-off of acquired intellectual property due to the Company's decision to discontinue certain product development strategies. During fiscal 2017, the Company initiated an early retirement action. This resulted in a special charge of approximately $41.3 million for severance, related benefits and other costs in accordance with this program for 225 manufacturing, engineering and SMG&A employees. The Company terminated the employment of all employees associated with this action. During fiscal 2018, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $16.9 million for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with the Company's ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations for 126 manufacturing, engineering and SMG&A employees. During fiscal 2017, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $8.1 million for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with the Company's ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations for 177 manufacturing, engineering and SMG&A employees. The Company terminated the employment of all employees associated with this action. The Company recorded special charges of $52.0 million on a cumulative basis through November 2, 2019 as a result of its decision to consolidate certain wafer and test facility operations acquired as part of the acquisition of Linear Technology Corporation (Linear). Over the next one to three years, the Company plans to close its Hillview wafer fabrication facility located in Milpitas, California and its Singapore test facility. The Company intends to transfer Hillview wafer fabrication production to its other internal facilities and to external foundries. In addition, the Company is planning to transition testing operations currently handled in its Singapore facility to its facilities in Penang, Malaysia and the Philippines, in addition to its outsourced assembly and test partners. The special charges include severance and fringe benefit costs, in accordance with the Company's ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations and one-time termination benefits for approximately 1,100 manufacturing, engineering and SMG&A employees. These one-time termination benefits are being recognized over the future service period required for employees to earn these benefits. Employees included in this action must continue to be employed by the Company until their employment is terminated by the Company in order to receive the severance benefits.