Other Operating Charges

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

Component Of Other Operating Cost And Expense [Abstract]

Other operating charges incurred by operating segment were as follows:



	Three months ended
	March 28, 2014		March 29, 2013
	(in thousands)
U.S. Residential Products	$	108	$	124
U.S. Commercial Products	30		87
European Roll Coated Aluminum	—		146
European Engineered Products	423		2,210
Other non-allocated	404		207
Total other operating charges	$	965	$	2,774

Other operating charges are comprised of restructuring initiatives, facility closures, acquisition related costs and other operational initiatives. For the three months ended March 28, 2014, other operating charges of $1.0 million were primarily comprised of severance costs and legal and professional fees. Other non-allocated charges of $0.4 million were primarily related to legal and professional fees for consulting services during the executive transition period. Ongoing restructuring initiatives in the European Engineered Products segment totaled $0.4 million, including approximately $0.3 million of severance in the UK and $0.1 million of severance costs for various social programs in France. The remaining $0.1 million related to various organizational initiatives in the U.S. to reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies.

For the three months ended March 29, 2013, other operating charges of $2.8 million were primarily related to severance and restructuring 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 included the relocation from multiple plant facilities into one operating location and were intended to reduce overhead costs and streamline operations. The remaining $0.6 million of other operating charges were comprised primarily of severance and relocation costs related to various organizational initiatives to reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies.