RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

The types of restructuring expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013		December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Severance and benefits	$	279		$	1,645	$	384	$	4,236
Facilities	(92		)	41		1,282		129
Other	—			360		10		537
Total	$	187		$	2,046	$	1,676	$	4,902

For the first nine months of fiscal 2015, restructuring charges were primarily due to facilities costs as a result of further consolidating our facilities in the U.S. In the third quarter of fiscal 2014, restructuring charges were primarily due to severance and benefits costs as a result of right-sizing our workforce related to business model changes. For the first nine months of fiscal 2014, restructuring charges were largely due to severance and benefits costs resulting from strategic management decisions to outsource our manufacturing operations and further consolidate production and service activities.

Accrued Restructuring

The following tables show the activity and the estimated timing of future payouts for accrued restructuring (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
	Severance and Benefits			Facilities			Total
Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	248		$	6,753		$	7,001
Restructuring costs	368			179			547
Restructuring charge reversal	(89		)	(271		)	(360		)
Cash payments	(2		)	(987		)	(989		)
Other non-cash	—			(2		)	(2		)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	525		$	5,672		$	6,197



	Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014
	Severance and Benefits			Facilities			Other			Total
Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	1,574		$	6,724		$	70		$	8,368
Restructuring costs	687			1,553			13			2,253
Restructuring charge reversal	(303		)	(271		)	(3		)	(577		)
Cash payments	(1,433		)	(2,634		)	(80		)	(4,147		)
Other non-cash	—			300			—			300
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	525		$	5,672		$	—		$	6,197



	As of December 31, 2014
	Severance and Benefits		Facilities		Total
Estimated timing of future payouts:
Next twelve months	$	376	$	2,760	$	3,136
January 2016 through February 2021	149		2,912		3,061
	$	525	$	5,672	$	6,197

Facility restructuring accruals will be paid in accordance with the respective facility lease terms.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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