5. Accrued business consolidation and restructuring expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Accrued business consolidation and restructuring expenses

As discussed in Note 4, Business acquisitions, of the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, in January 2012, we determined that we no longer need to maintain the existing Printrex manufacturing facility in San Jose, California, along with certain redundant headcount. We estimate that these restructuring activities will cause us to incur costs of approximately $140,000 in 2012 for employee termination benefits related to these employee reductions as well as moving costs. The closing of the San Jose manufacturing operations was substantially completed as of September 30, 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded restructuring charges of $23,000 and $140,000, respectively, in accordance with ASC 420-10-25-4 “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.” This charge has been included within Business consolidation and restructuring expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Cash payments made under this restructuring plan were completed by October 2012.

In May 2011, we closed our New Britain, CT service facility which primarily serviced our first generation legacy lottery printers for GTECH Corporation (“GTECH”) and incurred $184,000 in facility closure and severance costs in the second quarter of 2011. These restructuring activities reduced the number of employees and closed a facility, which caused us to incur costs for employee termination benefits related to these employee reductions as well as lease termination costs and the disposal of fixed assets. Cash payments made under this restructuring plan were completed by April 2012.

The following table summarizes the activity recorded in accrued restructuring expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and is included in Accrued liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	(In thousands)
Accrual balance, beginning of period	$	45
Severance and moving charges		140
Cash payments		(169)
Accrual balance, end of period	$	16

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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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