MANUFACTURING FACILITY CLOSURES, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Restructuring provision [abstract]

Schedule of manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges

The following table describes the charges incurred by the Company which are included in the Company’s consolidated earnings for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018 under the caption manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges:

	2018		2017	2016
	$		$	$
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	4,839		289	3,018
Impairment of intangibles	—		—	379
Equipment relocation	—		147	711
Revaluation and impairment of inventories	1,297		163	1,420
Termination benefits and other labor related costs	1,043		2	1,765
Restoration and idle facility costs	268		308	3,787
Insurance proceeds	—		—	(9,793	)
Professional fees	31		87	942
Other (recoveries) costs	(418	)	363	179
	7,060		1,359	2,408