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Restructuring and Reorganization Charges
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Reorganization Charges

 


6.

Restructuring and Reorganization Charges

 

Restructuring and reorganization charges are expenses that generally result from cost reduction initiatives and/or significant changes to our business, to include such things as involuntary employee terminations, changes in management structure, divestitures of businesses, facility consolidations and abandonments, impairment of acquired intangible assets, and fundamental reorganizations impacting operational focus and direction.  The following are the key restructuring and reorganizational activities we incurred over the last three years that have impacted our results from operations:

During 2013 we implemented the following restructuring activities:

 

·

We reduced our workforce by approximately 160 employees worldwide.  These actions were taken to further align our workforce around our near- and long-term business opportunities. As a result, we incurred restructuring charges related to these involuntary terminations of $5.6 million.

 

·

We disposed of a small print operation and our marketing analytics business, resulting in $3.6 million of restructuring charges, including a $3 million loss from the sale.

 

·

We terminated our previously frozen defined benefit pension plan resulting in $3.2 million of restructuring expense.

During 2014 we implemented the following restructuring and reorganization activities:

 

·

In conjunction with the reorganization of our Content Direct solution to facilitate its integration with our other offerings, we terminated an incentive arrangement with certain employees to develop and then grow our Content Direct solution (the “Arrangement”) in exchange for a one-time cash payment of $8.0 million, which was reflected as a reorganization charge in 2014. The Arrangement included certain liquidation options for the employees in the event of a change of control of the Content Direct solution.    

 

·

We reduced our workforce by approximately 60 employees worldwide, to further align our workforce around our near- and long-term business opportunities.  As a result, we recorded restructuring expense of $5.6 million.

 

·

We abandoned space at two of our locations to improve our space utilization, resulting in a restructuring charge of $1.1 million.

During 2015 we implemented the following restructuring activities:

 

·

We reduced our workforce by approximately 160 employees worldwide.  These actions were primarily taken to consolidate delivery centers and better align our spending levels with our revenue opportunities.  We incurred restructuring charges related to these involuntary terminations of $4.5 million. These actions also led to the discontinuance of certain non-essential products, resulting in an asset impairment charge of $1.7 million.

 

·

We abandoned space at five of our locations as a result of workforce reductions and improvements in our space utilization, resulting in restructuring charges of $1.2 million.

 

·

We entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with certain former management personnel for the sale of our cyber-security business marketed under the Invotas brand, resulting in a reduction in restructuring charges of $3.7 million related to the gain on the sale.

In February 2016, this business was acquired by a third-party.  Based on the terms of the Agreement, we have received additional proceeds which were contingent upon a liquidation event, as defined in the Agreement, resulting in an additional gain on the sale of approximately $6.6 million. The additional contingent gain on sale will reduce restructuring charges, if any, in the first quarter of 2016.

The activities discussed above resulted in total charges for 2015, 2014, and 2013 of $3.1 million, $14.0 million, and $12.4 million, respectively, which have been reflected as a separate line item in our Income Statements.

 


The activity in the business restructuring and reorganization reserves during 2015, 2014, and 2013 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

  

Termination
Benefits

 

 

Facilities
Abandonment

 

 

Disposition of Business Operations

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

January 1, 2013, balance

 

 $

1,917

  

 

 $

(453

 

$

 

 

 $

  

 

$

2,370

  

Charged to expense during year

 

 

5,577

  

 

 

  

 

 

3,588

 

 

 

3,240

  

 

 

12,405

  

Cash payments

 

 

(3,741

 

 

  

 

 

(571

)

 

 

(19

 

 

(4,331

)

Adjustment for the loss on the disposition of business operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,017

 

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,017

)

Adjustment for the loss on termination of pension plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (3,221

 

 

 (3,221

)

Other

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(453

)

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

(489

)

December 31, 2013, balance

 

 

3,717

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

3,717

  

Charged to expense during year

 

 

5,589

 

 

 

1,146

 

 

 

(222

)

 

 

7,456

 

 

 

13,969

 

Cash payments

 

 

(6,421

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,000

)

 

 

(14,421

)

Adjustment for the gain on the disposition of business operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

222

 

Other

 

 

(66

)

 

 

(33

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

560

 

 

 

461

 

December 31, 2014, balance

 

 

2,819

 

 

 

1,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

3,948

 

Charged to expense during year

 

 

4,544

 

 

 

1,175

 

 

 

(3,733

)

 

 

1,088

 

 

 

3,074

 

Cash payments

 

 

(5,694

)

 

 

(405

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(6,129

)

Adjustment for the gain on the disposition of business operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,733

 

Adjustment for asset impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,685

)

 

 

(1,685

)

Other

 

 

 (32

)

 

 

 (526

)

 

 

 

 

 

611

 

 

 

53

 

December 31, 2015, balance

 

$

1,637

 

 

$

1,357

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

2,994

 

As of December 31, 2015, $2.1 million of the business restructuring and reorganization reserves were included in current liabilities.