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Restructuring (Notes)
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING
RESTRUCTURING
Below is a summary of the restructuring charges and other activity (in thousands) all within our IoT Products and Services segment:
 
Manufacturing Transition
 
2017
Restructuring
 
 
 
Employee
Termination
Costs
 
Employee
Termination
Costs
 
Other
 
Total
Balance at September 30, 2018
$
147

 
$
293

 
$
13

 
$
453

Payments
(108
)
 
(233
)
 
(18
)
 
(359
)
Reversals
(19
)
 
(53
)
 
5

 
(67
)
Foreign currency fluctuation
—

 
(7
)
 
—

 
(7
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
$
20

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
20


Manufacturing Transition
As announced on April 3, 2018, we transferred the manufacturing functions of our Eden Prairie, Minnesota operations facility to existing contract manufacture suppliers. As a result, approximately 53 employment positions were eliminated, resulting in restructuring charges of approximately $0.5 million related to employee costs during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2018. The payments associated with these charges are expected to be completed by the third quarter of fiscal 2019. This manufacturing transition is expected to result in total annualized savings of between $3.0 million to $5.0 million.
2017 Restructuring
In May 2017, we approved a restructuring plan primarily impacting our France location, which is now closed. We also eliminated certain employee costs in the U.S. The restructuring was the result of a decision to consolidate our France operations to our Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) headquarters in Munich. The total restructuring charges amounted to $2.5 million that included $2.3 million of employee costs and $0.2 million of contract termination costs during the third quarter of fiscal 2017. These actions resulted in an elimination of 10 positions in the U.S. and 8 positions in France. The payments associated with these charges were completed in the first half of fiscal 2019.