Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges

The Company recorded restructuring, impairment and other charges-net for fiscal years 2018, 2017, and 2016 as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2018
(in thousands)	Electronics		Automotive		Industrial		Total
Employee terminations	$	8,742	$	634	$	127	$	9,503
Other restructuring charges	670		192		—		862
Total restructuring charges	9,412		826		127		10,365
Impairment	—		88		2,130		2,218
Total	$	9,412	$	914	$	2,257	$	12,583



	Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2017
(in thousands)	Electronics		Automotive		Industrial		Total
Employee terminations	$	1,244	$	371	$	378	$	1,993
Other restructuring charges	234		—		—		234
Total restructuring charges	1,478		371		378		2,227
Impairment	—		—		—		—
Total	$	1,478	$	371	$	378	$	2,227



	Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
(in thousands)	Electronics		Automotive		Industrial		Total
Employee terminations	$	135	$	299	$	1,094	$	1,528
Other restructuring charges	1,609		75		783		2,467
Total restructuring charges	1,744		374		1,877		3,995
Impairment	—		—		14,809		14,809
Total	$	1,744	$	374	$	16,686	$	18,804

2018

For the year ended December 29, 2018, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $10.4 million for employee termination costs and other restructuring charges related to lease termination and facility closure. These charges primarily related to the integration of IXYS and the reorganization of the IXYS Radio Pulse business within the Electronics segment and the reorganization of operations in the Commercial Vehicle Products business within the Automotive segment.

For the year ended December 29, 2018, the Company recorded impairment charges of $2.2 million primarily related to the impairment of a building and a trade name associated with the exit of the Custom business within the Industrial segment.

2017

For the year ended December 30, 2017, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $2.2 million for employee termination costs and other restructuring charges. The Company recorded $2.0 million for employee termination costs primarily related to the reorganization of selling, general, and administrative functions within the Electronics segments as well as the reorganization of certain operations.

2016

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $4.0 million for employee termination costs and other restructuring charges, of which $1.6 million related to a manufacturing product line relocation within the Electronics segment. The Company recorded $1.5 million for employee termination costs primarily related to the reorganization of certain operations in the Industrial and Automotive segments.

Additionally, the Company recognized a charge for goodwill impairment of $8.8 million for its Custom Products reporting unit

within the Industrial segment, and non-cash impairment charges of $6.0 million, of which $3.8 million related to the impairment of the Custom Products tradename and $2.2 million related to the impairment of certain customer relationship intangible assets in the Custom Products reporting unit within the Industrial segment.

The restructuring reserves as of December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 are $3.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively. The restructuring reserves are included within accrued liabilities. Payments associated with employee terminations reflected in the above table were substantially completed by December 29, 2018. The Company anticipates the remaining payments associated with employee terminations will be completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.