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Restructuring and Reorganization Charges
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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 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.

During 2016 we implemented the following restructuring activities:

 

We reduced our workforce by approximately 60 employees, primarily in North America, as a result of organizational changes and the realignment of our workforce.  As a result, we incurred restructuring charges of $7.2 million.

 

In 2016, the cyber-security business we sold in 2015 was acquired by a third-party.  Based on the terms of the Agreement, we received additional consideration contingent upon a liquidation event, as defined in the Agreement.  This resulted in an additional gain on the sale of $6.6 million in the first quarter of 2016, which reduced restructuring and reorganization charges.

The activities discussed above resulted in total charges for 2016, 2015, and 2014 of $0.4 million, $3.1 million, and $14.0 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 2016, 2015, and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposition of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

Facilities

 

 

Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits

 

 

Abandonment

 

 

Operations

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

January 1, 2014, balance

 

$

3,717

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,717

 

Charged to expense during period

 

 

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 period

 

 

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

 

Charged to expense during period

 

 

7,201

 

 

 

556

 

 

 

(6,611

)

 

 

(730

)

 

 

416

 

Cash payments

 

 

(6,781

)

 

 

(473

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,254

)

Adjustment for the gain on the disposition of business operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,611

 

 

 

 

 

6,611

 

Adjustment for asset impairment

 

 

 

 

(194

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(194

)

Other

 

357

 

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

730

 

 

 

1,173

 

December 31, 2016, balance

 

$

2,414

 

 

$

1,332

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

3,746

 

As of December 31, 2016, $3.0 million of the business restructuring and reorganization reserves were included in current liabilities.