RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

11. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

The Company completed certain restructuring activities during fiscal year 2014 that were intended to improve its operational efficiencies by reducing excess workforce and capacity and realign the corporate cost structure. Restructuring charges are recorded based upon employee termination dates, site closure and consolidation plans.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized restructuring charges of approximately $40.8 million, of which $35.1 million were recorded as a component of cost of sales and $5.6 million were recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. Of the total restructuring charges, $32.2 million was associated with the terminations of 5,106 identified employees. The identified employee terminations by reportable geographic region amounted to approximately 3,947 in Asia, 1,105 in the Americas and 54 in Europe. The costs associated with these restructuring activities include employee severance, other personnel costs, non-cash impairment charges on equipment no longer in use and to be disposed of, and other exit related costs due to facility closures or rationalizations. Of the total restructuring charges, $1.9 million were non-cash charges related to the impairment of long-lived assets, and were classified as a component of cost of sales.

The components of the restructuring charges by geographic region incurred during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Americas		Asia		Europe		Total
	(In thousands)
Severance	$	11,331	$	16,205	$	4,631	$	32,167
Long-lived asset impairment	—		1,900		—		1,900
Other exit costs	2,248		3,157		1,288		6,693
Total restructuring charges	$	13,579	$	21,262	$	5,919	$	40,760

The majority of severance costs were classified as a component of cost of sales.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized approximately $6.7 million of other exit costs, which was primarily comprised of $3.8 million related to personnel costs and $2.9 million of contractual obligations that resulted from facility closures. The majority of these costs were classified as a component of cost of sales.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid approximately $29.4 million for restructuring charges. Total restructuring charges accrued as of December 31, 2014 were approximately $13.0 million, of which the majority was classified as a short-term obligation.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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