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Restructuring and Other Charges
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Other Charges
Restructuring and Other Charges
Fiscal 2013 Activities
The Company recorded a restructuring charge of $6.5 million for fiscal 2013. These charges relate primarily to workforce reductions implemented to consolidate the operations of Crossing and the Company, to transition internal manufacturing of the Polycold product line (certain of the Company’s cryopump and cryochiller products) to a third party contract manufacturer and other programs designed to improve the Company’s cost structure. Restructuring charges also included facility related costs incurred in connection with the consolidation of Crossing facilities with the Company’s facilities.
Restructuring costs recorded in fiscal 2013 consist of $5.6 million of severance costs and $0.8 million of facility related costs. Severance costs incurred in fiscal 2013 relate to the elimination of approximately 200 positions. The Brooks Product Solutions segment incurred a severance charge of $2.6 million; the Brooks Global Services segment incurred a severance charge of $1.1 million; and the Company incurred $1.5 million related to the elimination of corporate positions. The Brooks Life Science Systems segment incurred severance charges of $0.4 million, mainly due to the consolidation of administrative functions. Restructuring and other charges recorded in fiscal 2013 also include $0.1 million related to a partial settlement of a defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all of the Company’s Swiss employees.
Total severance charges related to the outsourcing of the Polycold manufacturing operation are expected to be $1.3 million, including severance and retention bonuses. This charge is being amortized over the period from notification of the closing to the actual service end date. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company extended the service end date from September 2013 to September 2014 as a result of changes in the transition plan with the third party contract manufacturer. The Company has expensed $0.6 million of the total charge as of September 30, 2013, and will expense the balance ratably through fiscal 2014.

Fiscal 2012 Activities
The Company recorded a restructuring charge of $3.3 million for fiscal year 2012. These charges are related primarily to a series of workforce reductions implemented to improve the Company’s cost structure by eliminating 118 employees. The Brooks Product Solutions segment incurred a severance charge of $1.3 million; the Brooks Global Services segment incurred a severance charge of $1.0 million; and the Company incurred $0.7 million to eliminate corporate support positions. These workforce reductions were implemented to better align resources with future requirements. The Brooks Life Science Systems segment incurred severance charges of $0.3 million to eliminate 14 positions, mainly due to the consolidation of administrative functions.
Fiscal 2011 Activities
The Company recorded a charge to operations of $1.0 million in the year ended September 30, 2011 for restructuring costs. Of this amount, $0.7 million related to workforce reductions and $0.3 million related to facility costs. The severance costs are comprised of $0.3 million of severance for the elimination of 19 employees, and $0.4 million of adjustments for contingent severance arrangements for corporate management positions eliminated in prior periods. The facility costs relate to facilities exited in previous years. The costs for these exited facilities ended as of September 30, 2011.
The activity related to the Company’s restructuring and other charges are below (in thousands):
 
Fiscal 2013 Activity
 
Balance
September 30,
2012
 
Expense
 
Utilization
 
Balance
September 30,
2013
Facilities and other
$
—

 
$
818

 
$
(663
)
 
$
155

Workforce-related
2,098

 
5,560

 
(6,401
)
 
1,257

 
$
2,098

 
$
6,378

 
$
(7,064
)
 
$
1,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal 2012 Activity
 
Balance
September 30,
2011
 
Expense
 
Utilization
 
Balance
September 30,
2012
Workforce-related
$
293

 
$
3,275

 
$
(1,470
)
 
$
2,098

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal 2011 Activity
 
Balance
September 30,
2010
 
Expense
 
Utilization
 
Balance
September 30,
2011
Facilities and other
$
3,509

 
$
310

 
$
(3,819
)
 
$
—

Workforce-related
—

 
726

 
(433
)
 
293

 
$
3,509

 
$
1,036

 
$
(4,252
)
 
$
293



Unpaid severance charges as of September 30, 2013 of $0.8 million are expected to be paid during fiscal year 2014 and the remaining $0.5 million is expected to be paid during fiscal year 2015.