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Restructuring Activities
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Restructuring Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Activities
Note 6: Restructuring Activities

The Company’s restructuring actions during the first six months of fiscal 2018 and 2017 primarily consisted of plant consolidation activities and targeted headcount reductions in the Americas segment.  In addition, the Company is engaged in transferring production of certain product lines to Hungary from other manufacturing facilities within the Europe segment, primarily to expand its low-cost country footprint in Europe to ensure continued competitiveness in the region.

Restructuring and repositioning expenses were as follows:

  
Three months ended
September 30,
  
Six months ended
 September 30,
 
  
2017
  
2016
  
2017
  
2016
 
Employee severance and related benefits
 
$
0.1
  
$
0.8
  
$
0.6
  
$
2.1
 
Other restructuring and repositioning expenses
  
0.3
   
1.3
   
1.5
   
2.3
 
Total
 
$
0.4
  
$
2.1
  
$
2.1
  
$
4.4
 
 
Other restructuring and repositioning expenses primarily consist of equipment transfer and plant consolidation costs.

The Company accrues severance in accordance with its written plans, procedures, and relevant statutory requirements. Changes in accrued severance were as follows:

  
Three months ended September 30,
 
  
2017
  
2016
 
Beginning balance
 
$
4.0
  
$
12.7
 
Additions
  
0.1
   
0.8
 
Payments
  
(1.2
)
  
(4.1
)
Effect of exchange rate changes
  
0.1
   
(0.2
)
Ending balance
 
$
3.0
  
$
9.2
 

  
Six months ended September 30,
 
  
2017
  
2016
 
Beginning balance
 
$
6.5
  
$
14.7
 
Additions
  
0.6
   
2.1
 
Payments
  
(4.5
)
  
(7.2
)
Effect of exchange rate changes
  
0.4
   
(0.4
)
Ending balance
 
$
3.0
  
$
9.2
 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company sold a manufacturing facility in its Europe segment for cash proceeds of $4.3 million and recognized a gain of $1.2 million as a result.