Restructuring charges and impairment charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Other Impairment Charges

The following tables provide information regarding restructuring and impairment charges recognized by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and April 1, 2018:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
	Termination benefits		Other costs (1)		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2019 Footprint realignment plan	$	12,975	$	—	$	12,975
2018 Footprint realignment plan	$	437	$	574	$	1,011
Other restructuring programs (2)	126		253		379
Restructuring charges	$	13,538	$	827	$	14,365
Asset impairment charges	—		3,030		3,030
Restructuring and impairment charges	$	13,538	$	3,857	$	17,395

Three Months Ended April 1, 2018
	Termination benefits		Other costs (1)		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2016 Footprint realignment plan (3)	1,955		194		2,149
2014 Footprint realignment plan	116		8		124
Other restructuring programs (4)	585		205		790
Restructuring charges	$	2,656	$	407	$	3,063

(1) Other costs include facility closure, contract termination and other exit costs.

(2) Includes the Vascular Solutions integration program (initiated in 2017) as well as the 2016 and 2014 Footprint realignment plans.

(3) The 2016 Footprint realignment plan involved the relocation of certain manufacturing operations, the relocation and outsourcing of certain distribution operations and a related workforce reduction at certain of the Company's facilities. The program is substantially complete and the Company expects future restructuring expenses associated with the program, if any, to be immaterial.

(4) Includes the Vascular Solutions integration program and the EMEA restructuring program (both initiated in 2017).

Summary Of Current Cost Estimates By Major Type Of Cost Table

These actions are expected to be substantially completed during 2022. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s cost estimates by major type of expense associated with the 2019 Footprint realignment plan:

Type of expense	Total estimated amount expected to be incurred
Termination benefits	$19 million to $23 million
Other exit costs (1)	$1 million to $2 million
Restructuring charges	$20 million to $25 million
Restructuring related charges (2)	$36 million to $45 million
Total restructuring and restructuring related charges	$56 million to $70 million

(1) Includes facility closure, employee relocation, equipment relocation and outplacement costs.

(2) Restructuring related charges represent costs that are directly related to the 2019 Footprint realignment plan and principally constitute costs to transfer manufacturing operations to existing lower-cost locations, project management costs and accelerated depreciation. Most of these charges are expected to be recognized in cost of goods sold.