Other Operating Charges

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2013

Other operating charges incurred by operating segment were as follows:



	Three months ended
	March 29, 2013		March 30, 2012
	(in thousands)
U.S. Residential Products	$	124	$	5
U.S. Commercial Products	87		26
European Roll Coated Aluminum	146		484
European Engineered Products	2,210		77
Other Non-Allocated	207		250
Total other operating charges	$	2,774	$	842

Other operating charges include non-recurring items, primarily related to severance and restructuring activities. Other operating charges of $2.8 million were primarily comprised of restructuring and relocation initiatives in the European Engineered Products segment including a $1.6 million loss related to the reclassification of land and buildings from property, plant and equipment to assets held for sale and $0.6 million of severance and relocation costs. These initiatives include the relocation from multiple plant facilities into one operating location and are intended to reduce overhead costs and streamline operations. The remaining $0.6 million of other operating charges are comprised primarily of severance and relocation costs related to various organizational initiatives to reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies.

In the first quarter of 2012, other operating charges of $0.8 million were primarily comprised of severance and relocation costs related to various restructuring and reorganizational initiatives in both the United States and Europe.