Losses Associated With Plant Shutdowns, Asset Impairments And Restructurings, Unusual Items, Gains From Sale Of Assets And Other Items Restructuring and Related Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued expenses associated with asset impairments and costs related to exit and disposal activities for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019 can be found in Note 17.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued expenses associated with exit and disposal activities and charges associated with asset impairments and reported as “Asset impairments and costs associated with exit and disposal activities, net of adjustments” in the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

(In Thousands)	Severance			Asset Impairments			Other			Total
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	1,854		$	—		$	554		$	2,408
For the year ended December 31, 2017:
Charges:
Flexible Packaging Films impairment	—			101,254			—			101,254
Other restructuring charges(a)	589			341			304			1,234
	589			101,595			304			102,488
Cash spend	(1,816		)	—			(382		)	(2,198		)
Charges against assets	—			(101,595		)	—			(101,595		)
Balance at January 1, 2018	627			—			476			1,103
For the year ended December 31, 2018:
Charges:
Shanghai plant shutdown	1,832			233			98			2,163
Other restructuring charges(b)	822			—			20			842
	2,654			233			118			3,005
Cash spend	(2,665		)	—			(434		)	(3,099		)
Charges against assets	—			(141		)	—			(141		)
Reversed to income	—			(92		)	—			(92		)
Balance at January 1, 2019	616			—			160			776
For the year ended December 31, 2019:
Charges:
Shanghai plant shutdown	113			—			716			829
Lake Zurich plant shutdown	874			191			58			1,123
PC Europe consolidation	588			96			—			684
Other restructuring charges(c)	842			595			52			1,489
	2,417			882			826			4,125
Cash spend	(1,739		)	—			(900		)	(2,639		)
Charges against assets	—			(882		)	—			(882		)
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	1,294		$	—		$	86		$	1,380
(a) Other restructuring charges in 2017 include PE Films severance ($0.2 million) and an impairment of a production line at its Rétság, Hungary facility ($0.2 million), Aluminum Extrusions severance ($0.1 million), Corporate severance ($0.3 million) and closure costs at the shutdown Kentland facility ($0.2 million). (b) Other restructuring charges in 2018 include severance of $0.7 million and $0.1 million at PE Films and Aluminum Extrusions, respectively. (c) Other restructuring charges in 2019 include PE Films severance ($0.8 million), write-off of inventory at its Personal Care facility in Rétság, Hungary ($0.2 million), and write-off of a Personal Care production line at the Guangzhou, China facility ($0.4 million).