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STORE CLOSINGS AND REALIGNMENT COSTS | STORE CLOSINGS AND REALIGNMENT COSTS To better align its Construction business in certain markets, in April 2014, the Company reduced its Construction-related headcount by approximately 12% primarily through the closing of seven underperforming Construction stores, staff reductions at other dealerships and reductions in support staff at its Shared Resource Center. The closed stores were located in Bozeman, Big Sky and Helena, Montana; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Clear Lake, Iowa; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Rosemount, Minnesota. The Company also closed its Agriculture store in Oskaloosa, Iowa and merged it with the nearby Agriculture store in Pella, Iowa. The Company's remaining stores in each of the respective areas assumed the majority of the distribution rights for the CNH brand previously held by the stores which have closed. The majority of the assets of the closed stores have been redeployed to other store locations. Certain inventory items which are not sold by any of our remaining stores will be sold at auction. The inventory markdown attributable to such items are included in the exit cost summary below. The majority of the exit costs were recognized during the three months ended April 30, 2014; however the remaining costs, which primarily relate to asset relocation and other closing costs, are expected to be incurred during the three months ended July 31, 2014. The following summarizes the exit costs associated with the store closings and realignment that occurred in April 2014:
The Company accrued for lease termination and employee severance costs in April 2014, but exit costs related to impairment, asset relocation and other closing costs and inventory cost adjustments were not accrued but recognized as incurred. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending exit cost liability balance, which is included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets, follows:
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