Severances And Related Costs

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Severances And Related Costs [Abstract]

Severances And Related Costs

NOTE 9. SEVERANCES AND RELATED COSTS

In the second quarter of 2014, we recorded $1.7 million in cost of goods sold for severance and related costs due to the planned closure of a resilient flooring plant in Australia.  We also recorded $1.4 million in cost of goods sold for severance and related costs due to the planned closure of a wood flooring plant in China.  Both plants are being closed due to excess capacity and are expected to cease operations in the third quarter of 2014. 

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 selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense) and approximately 40 position eliminations in our Resilient Flooring business in Australia ($2.4 million in cost of goods sold).