. the amount of restructuring charges , net of reversals , excluded from cos was $ 219 million and $ 7 million for fiscal 2017 and 2016 , respectively . selling , general and administrative fiscal 2018 compared with fiscal 2017 selling , general and administrative expense excluding depreciation and amortization and restructuring costs ( "sg&a" ) was $ 2.0 billion for fiscal 2018 as compared to $ 1.3 billion for fiscal 2017 . the increase in sg&a was driven by the hpes merger