Severances And Related Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Severances And Related Costs [Abstract]

Severances And Related Costs

NOTE 14. SEVERANCE AND RELATED COSTS

See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of severance charges associated with restructuring actions.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded $8.2 million in cost of goods sold for severance and related costs in our Resilient Flooring business in Europe and Australia.

In the first quarter of 2013, we recorded $5.2 million for severance and related costs to reflect approximately 40 position eliminations in our European Resilient Flooring business ($1.8 million in cost of goods sold and $1.0 million in SG&A expense) and approximately 40 position eliminations in our Resilient Flooring business in Australia, ($2.4 million in cost of goods sold).

In the second quarter of 2012, we recorded $3.4 million for severance and related costs in SG&A expense ($3.2 million) and cost of goods sold ($0.2 million) to reflect approximately 35 position eliminations in our European Building Products business, primarily as a result of streamlining SG&A functions.

In the first quarter of 2011, we recorded $3.0 million in cost of goods sold for severance and related costs to reflect position eliminations in our European Resilient Flooring business as a result of improved manufacturing productivity.