Note 2 - Restructuring and Other Charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

2. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

RESTRUCTURING

During 2013, the Company implemented workforce reductions that eliminated approximately 25 positions, respectively, throughout the Company, resulting in restructuring charges of $1,915 for severance, related benefits and other costs.

During 2014, the Company implemented a strategic restructuring plan to better address growth opportunities in infrastructure markets and to lower operating costs. The strategy included expanding the Company’s presence in the infrastructure space and reducing fixed costs associated with certain legacy mobile activities through a resizing of staff and manufacturing capability. As a result, the Company implemented workforce reductions that eliminated approximately 150 positions throughout the Company resulting in restructuring charges of $4,199 for severance, related benefits and other costs.

During 2015, as an extension of its strategic shift to Infrastructure and migration of its business model, the Company implemented a workforce reduction that eliminated approximately 25 positions throughout the Company and recorded restructuring charges of $611 for severance, related benefits and other costs.

Activity and liability balances related to the restructurings were as follows:

	Workforce-related			Lease-related			Total
December 31, 2013 balance	$	245		$	-		$	245
Restructuring expense		4,002			197			4,199
Payments		(3,502	)		(38	)		(3,540	)
December 31, 2014 balance	$	745		$	159		$	904
Restructuring expense		611			-			611
Payments		(1,356	)		(159	)		(1,515	)
December 31, 201 5 balance	$	-		$	-		$	-

As part of the strategic restructuring in 2014, the Company also reviewed and identified certain surplus manufacturing fixed assets and recorded a restructuring charge of $4,201 to write down certain assets to their current market value based on proceeds expected from their sale. During the second half of 2014, the Company subsequently recorded net proceeds of $3,256 on the sale of certain assets held for sale and offset their related $2,302 net gain against Restructuring charges. During the second quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a $50 gain on the sale of an asset classified as held for sale, which was offset against Restructuring charges. The remaining assets previously held for sale were re-classified to fixed assets during the second quarter of 2015, as it was determined that such assets would not be sold in the near future. There was no impact to the results of operations as a result of this re-classification for any period presented.

OTHER CHARGES

During the second quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a charge of $2,080 to Cost of sales for inventory write-downs on certain excess Mobile inventory.