Special Charges

12 Months Ended

Apr. 03, 2011


Note 11.	Special Charges

During fiscal 2011, the Company recorded special charges of $0.9 million consisting of exit costs associated with severance benefits for involuntarily-terminated employees, primarily related to the consolidation of certain engineering functions. As of April 3, 2011, all such severance benefits had been paid.

During fiscal 2010, the Company recorded special charges totaling $5.2 million related to the consolidation of facilities and workforce reductions. The special charges consisted primarily of $3.1 million of exit costs related to facilities under non-cancelable leases that the Company ceased using during fiscal 2010 and $1.5 million of exit costs associated with severance benefits for involuntarily-terminated employees (collectively, the Fiscal 2010 Initiative). In addition, the fiscal 2010 special charges included $0.6 million of exit costs related to facilities that the Company ceased using prior to fiscal 2010, which were associated with the fiscal 2009 and 2008 initiatives.

Activity and liability balances for the exit costs related to the Fiscal 2010 Initiative are as follows:


				Workforce
	Facility			Reductions			Total
	(In thousands)

Charged to costs and expenses	$	3,076		$	1,542		$	4,618
Cash payments		(324	)		(953	)		(1,277	)
Non-cash adjustments		92			—			92

Balance as of March 28, 2010		2,844			589			3,433
Cash payments		(582	)		(564	)		(1,146	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(25	)		(25	)

Balance as of April 3, 2011	$	2,262		$	—		$	2,262

As of April 3, 2011, unpaid exit costs related to the Fiscal 2010 Initiative totaled $2.3 million and are expected to be paid over the terms of the related agreements through fiscal 2018.

During fiscal 2009, the Company implemented a workforce reduction initiative, primarily in response to the macroeconomic environment, and recorded special charges totaling $4.1 million. The special charges consisted primarily of $3.9 million of exit costs associated with severance benefits for involuntarily-terminated employees and costs related to a facility under a non-cancelable lease that the Company ceased using during fiscal 2009 (collectively, the Fiscal 2009 Initiative). As of April 3, 2011, all exit costs related to the Fiscal 2009 Initiative had been paid.