Restructuring and Other Charges, net

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Restructuring and Other Charges, net

Restructuring and other charges, net include restructuring expenses together with other expenses that are unusual in nature and are the result of unplanned events, and arise outside of the ordinary course of continuing operations. Restructuring expenses consist of employee severance costs and may also include charges for duplicate facilities and other contract termination costs. Other amounts may include gains or losses on non-controlling strategic equity interests, and gains or losses on sales of non-strategic assets or product lines.

The following table sets forth accrual activity relating to our restructuring reserves for the three months ended December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):



	Personnel			Facilities			Total
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	3,258		$	1,468		$	4,726
Restructuring charges, net	1,740			488			2,228
Cash payments	(2,663		)	(763		)	(3,426		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	2,335		$	1,193		$	3,528

Restructuring charges, net by segment are as follows (dollars in thousands):



	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2014								2013
	Personnel			Facilities		Total			Personnel		Facilities		Total
Healthcare	$	(128	)	$	—	$	(128	)	$	214	$	—	$	214
Mobile and Consumer	12			—		12			202		—		202
Enterprise	218			95		313			177		—		177
Imaging	1,480			393		1,873			—		—		—
Corporate	158			—		158			826		2,418		3,244
Total restructuring expense	$	1,740		$	488	$	2,228		$	1,419	$	2,418	$	3,837

For the three months ended December 31, 2014, we recorded net restructuring charges of $2.2 million, which included a $1.7 million severance charge related to the elimination of approximately 60 personnel across multiple functions including the impact of eliminating duplicative positions resulting from acquisitions, and $0.5 million primarily resulting from the restructuring of facilities that will no longer be utilized.

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The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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