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Restructuring
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
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Below is a summary of the restructuring charges and other activity within the restructuring accrual (in thousands):
 
2014
Restructuring
 
2013
Restructuring
 
2012
Restructuring
 
 
 
Employee
Termination
Costs
 
Employee
Termination
Costs
 
Employee
Termination
Costs
 
Other
 
Total
Balance at September 30, 2011
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Restructuring charge

 

 
568

 
395

 
963

Payments

 

 
(555
)
 
(287
)
 
(842
)
Balance at September 30, 2012

 

 
13

 
108

 
121

Restructuring charge

 
350

 

 

 
350

Payments

 

 

 
(84
)
 
(84
)
Reversals

 

 
(13
)
 
(24
)
 
(37
)
Balance at September 30, 2013

 
350

 

 

 
350

Restructuring charge
152

 

 

 

 
152

Payments
(152
)
 
(279
)
 

 

 
(431
)
Reversals

 
(71
)
 

 

 
(71
)
Balance at September 30, 2014
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$


2014 Restructuring
On October 31, 2013, we announced our intention to restructure certain of our operations in India. The restructuring was primarily associated with cost reduction initiatives resulting in the elimination of approximately 40 engineering and sales positions in our work force. We recorded a restructuring charge of $0.2 million related to severance during the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The payments associated with these charges and all the actions associated with the restructuring were completed during the third quarter of fiscal 2014.
2013 Restructuring
On September 27, 2013, we announced our intention to restructure certain of our operations in the U.S. The restructuring was primarily associated with cost reduction initiatives and resulted in the elimination of 15 positions in our work force. We recorded a restructuring charge of $0.4 million for severance during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. The payments associated with these charges and all the actions associated with the restructuring were completed during the first quarter of fiscal 2014.
2012 Restructuring
On April 26, 2012, we announced our intention to restructure certain of our operations. We recorded a $1.0 million restructuring charge. The restructuring related primarily to changes being implemented to focus on a shift in our business to
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more aggressively sell end-to-end M2M solutions. As a result of this restructuring, we eliminated employment positions in our work force of 30 employees at a cost of $0.6 million for severance. We also incurred expenses from vacating facilities in Davis, California and Huntington Beach, California at a cost of approximately $0.4 million. The payments associated with these charges and all the actions associated with the restructuring were completed by the second quarter of fiscal 2013.