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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (CREDITS)
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (CREDITS)
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (CREDITS)

The Company's restructuring liabilities at the end of each period was as follows:

 
 
As of September 30,
(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2018
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
$
438

 
$
4,843

Other long-term liabilities
 

 
5,790

Total
 
$
438

 
$
10,633



Summary of Restructuring Plans

Polycom post-acquisition plan

During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the Company initiated a post-acquisition restructuring plan to realign the Company's cost structure and resources to take advantage of operational efficiencies following the recent acquisition of Polycom. The costs incurred to date under this plan comprises of severance benefits from reduction in force actions initiated by management during the period.

Polycom acquired restructuring liabilities

As a result of the acquisition of Polycom, the Company assumed restructuring liabilities under restructuring plans that were initiated under plans approved by Polycom's management prior to the completion of our acquisition on July 2, 2018. As of September 30, 2018, the restructuring reserve was approximately $8.2 million and primarily comprised of facilities-related liabilities which will continue to incur charges over the life of the leases ranging from 2018 to 2023.


Plantronics legacy plan

During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company executed a restructuring plan aimed at realigning its sales organization structure as part of a broader strategic objective to improve sales management and ensure proper investment across its geographic region.

During the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 and as part of its ongoing effort to reduce costs, improve profitability, and focus on its key strategic initiatives, the Company executed an asset sale agreement to dispose of substantially all assets of its Clarity division, primarily inventories and tooling fixed assets, for an immaterial sales price. The buyer in this arrangement was a former employee of the Company, who acted as Clarity's President but who was not an executive officer or director of the Company. As part of the buyer's separation from Plantronics, the Company accelerated vesting on his outstanding restricted stock, resulting in an immaterial stock-compensation modification charge.

In connection with the sale, the Company leased the facility it owns in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the buyer. The Company also entered into a transition services agreement with the buyer to provide customer support services on a cost-recovery basis, which are not expected to be material. The Company also recorded immaterial impairment charges on assets previously used in Clarity operations that have no further value to the Company.

In addition to the sale of the Clarity division and the related restructuring actions, the Company reduced headcount in certain divisions and terminated a lease in the Netherlands before the end of its contractual term, resulting in a charge equal to the present value of the remaining future minimum lease payments. In connection with this exit, the Company wrote off certain fixed assets that will no longer be used. Finally, the Company reorganized its Brazilian operations and as a result, wrote off an unrecoverable indirect tax asset.

The associated charges for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are recorded in restructuring and other related charges expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, as follows:
 
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in millions)
 
Total Charges
 
Restructuring and
Other Related Charges (Credits)
 
Cost of Revenues
 
Selling, General and Administrative
Polycom post-acquisition plan
 
$
7.4

 
$
7.4

 
$

 
$

Polycom acquired restructuring liability
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.3
)
 

 

Plantronics legacy plan
 
1.5

 
1.5

 

 

Totals
 
$
8.6

 
$
8.6

 
$

 
$


 
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
(in millions)
 
Total Charges
 
Restructuring and
Other Related Charges (Credits)
 
Cost of Revenues
 
Selling, General and Administrative
Severance benefits from reduction in-force
 
$
1.4

 
$
1.4

 
$

 
$

Lease exit charge and impairments in Netherlands
 
0.7

 
0.7

 

 

Write-off of unrecoverable indirect tax asset in Brazil
 
0.7

 

 
0.7

 

Asset impairments related to previous Clarity operations
 
0.4

 
0.4

 

 

Loss on Clarity asset sale
 
0.9

 

 
0.9

 

Accelerated vesting of restricted stock
 
0.2

 

 

 
0.2

Totals
 
$
4.3

 
$
2.5

 
$
1.6

 
$
0.2