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Note 9 - Restructuring Charges
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
9
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   Restructuring
Charges
 
Commencing in
fiscal
2015
and through fiscal
2017,
the Company’s management approved, committed to and initiated plans to restructure and further improve efficiencies by implementing cost reductions in line with expected decreases in revenue. The Company renegotiated several office leases and relocated to smaller space, while also negotiating sub-leases for the original space. In addition, the Company executed a general work-force reduction and recognized costs for severance and termination benefits. These restructuring charges and accruals require estimates and assumptions, including contractual rental commitments or lease buy-outs for vacated office space and related costs, and estimated sub-lease income. The Company’s sub-lease assumptions include the rates to be charged to a sub-tenant and the timing of the sub-lease arrangement. All of the vacated lease space is currently contractually occupied by a new sub-tenant for the remaining life of the lease. In the
second
quarter of fiscal
2017,
the Company initiated a plan to shut down its operations in India. All of these estimates and assumptions will be monitored on a quarterly basis for changes in circumstances with the corresponding adjustments reflected in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
In total, a
charge of
$286
and
$879
was recorded to restructuring expenses for fiscal
2017
and fiscal
2016
in the consolidated statement of operations for the total lease expenses less sub-lease rental income, other miscellaneous lease termination costs, loss on disposal of fixed assets, and costs for severance and termination benefits.
 
The following table summarizes the restructuring charges reserve activity:
 
   
Employee
Severence and
Benefits
   
Facility Related
and Other Costs
   
Total
 
Balance at end of period, September 30, 2015
  $
-
    $
307
    $
307
 
Charges to operations
   
505
     
158
     
663
 
Cash disbursements
   
(311
)    
(223
)    
(534
)
Changes in estimates
   
(1
)    
5
     
4
 
Balance at end of period, September 30, 2016
  $
193
    $
247
    $
440
 
Charges to operations
   
-
     
241
     
241
 
Cash disbursements
   
(203
)    
(347
)    
(550
)
Changes in estimates
   
-
     
33
     
33
 
Accretion Expense
   
10
     
2
     
12
 
Balance at end of period, September 30, 2017
  $
-
    $
176
    $
176
 
 
 
As of
September 30,
2
017,
$119
is reflected in Accrued Liabilities and
$57
is reflected in Other long term liabilities. As of
September 30, 2016,
$331
is reflected in Accrued Liabilities and
$109
is reflected in Other long term liabilities.
 
 
A
ccrued restructuring liabilities is comprised of the following:
 
   
As of September 30,
 
 
 
2017
   
2016
 
                 
Facilities and related
  $
133
    $
195
 
Employee related
   
-
     
193
 
Other
   
43
     
52
 
Total
  $
176
    $
440