Restructuring Costs Restructuring Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Restructuring and Related costs [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The Company recorded the restructuring expenses in the segments as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Surveillance	$	226		$	5,232		$	5,359
Instruments	1,170			10,998			15,541
Security	—			—			327
OEM & Emerging	(22		)	170			1,502
Maritime	—			(90		)	361
Detection	(13		)	544			4,222
Other	—			120			209
	$	1,361		$	16,974		$	27,521

Note 20. Restructuring Costs - (Continued)

Restructuring expenses were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Cost of goods sold	$	—	$	591	$	1,689
Restructuring expenses	1,361		16,383		25,832
	$	1,361	$	16,974	$	27,521

The following table summarizes the activity by cost type (in thousands):

	Severance			Inventory write downs			Facilities Exit, Lease Terminations & Other			Total
2013 restructuring costs	19,866			1,689			5,966			27,521
Utilization	(1,675		)	(1,689		)	(2,296		)	(5,660		)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	18,191		$	—		$	3,670		$	21,861
2014 restructuring expenses	$	11,860		$	590		$	4,524		$	16,974
Utilization	(19,110		)	(590		)	(6,709		)	(26,409		)
Balance, December 31, 2014	10,941			—			1,485			12,426
2015 restructuring expenses	924			—			437			1,361
Utilization	(8,409		)	—			(1,601		)	(10,010		)
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	3,456		$	—		$	321		$	3,777