Cost Optimization Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Organizational Restructuring

During the third quarter of 2013, we implemented a plan that called for certain organizational realignments to advance our growth strategy and reduce operating costs (the “Organizational Restructuring”), which was completed in 2014. As a result of the Organizational Restructuring, we recorded charges of $23,400 and $3,475 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively, primarily related to employee severance and associated benefits. Costs included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations associated with the Organizational Restructuring are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2014		2015
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$	3,400	$	1,228	$	—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	20,000		2,247		—
Total	$	23,400	$	3,475	$	—

Costs recorded by segment associated with the Organizational Restructuring are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2014		2015
North American Records and Information Management Business	$	12,600	$	1,560	$	—
North American Data Management Business	2,100		340		—
Western European Business	2,300		33		—
Other International Business	1,400		—		—
Corporate and Other Business	5,000		1,542		—
Total	$	23,400	$	3,475	$	—

Transformation Initiative

During the third quarter of 2015, we implemented a plan that calls for certain organizational realignments to reduce our overhead costs, particularly in our developed markets, in order to optimize our selling, general and administrative cost structure and to support investments to advance our growth strategy (the “Transformation Initiative”), which is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. As a result of the Transformation Initiative, we recorded charges of $10,167 for the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily related to employee severance and associated benefits. Costs included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations associated with the Transformation Initiative are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2014		2015
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		—		10,167
Total	$	—	$	—	$	10,167

Costs recorded by segment associated with the Transformation Initiative are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2014		2015
North American Records and Information Management Business	$	—	$	—	$	5,403
North American Data Management Business	—		—		241
Western European Business	—		—		1,537
Other International Business	—		—		—
Corporate and Other Business	—		—		2,986
Total	$	—	$	—	$	10,167

We had accrued $2,291 as of December 31, 2015 related to the Transformation Initiative. We expect that this liability will be paid throughout the first half of 2016.

In the first quarter of 2016, we implemented additional actions associated with our Transformation Initiative. As a result of these actions, we expect to record a charge of approximately $7,000, primarily related to employee severance and associated benefits, and included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. Of this charge, approximately $4,400, $700, $100 and $1,800 was associated with our North American Records and Information Management Business, North American Data Management Business, Western European Business and Corporate and Other Business segments, respectively.