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ACCRUED EXPENSES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Accrued Expenses [Abstract] 
ACCRUED EXPENSES
8.           ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

   
September 30,
  
December 31,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
Sales commissions
 $1,461  $1,740 
Subcontracting labor
  2,213   2,467 
Salaries, bonuses and related benefits
  5,687   7,405 
Litigation reserve
  11,346   8,103 
Other
  3,116   2,830 
   $23,823  $22,545 
          

Accrued Restructuring Costs

Activity and liability balances related to restructuring charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are as follows (these charges are associated with the 2008 closure of the Company's facility in Westborough, Massachusetts):

   
Liability at
  
New
  
Cash Payments &
  
Liability at
 
   
December 31, 2010
  
Charges
  
Other Settlements
  
September 30, 2011
 
Facility lease obligation
 $507  $-  $(123) $384 
                  

The Company has included the current portion of $0.2 million in accrued restructuring costs in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011, and has classified the remaining $0.2 million of the liability related to the facility lease obligation as noncurrent