RESTRUCTURING, ACQUISITION, INTEGRATION, AND OTHER EXPENSES, NET

Restructuring, acquisition, integration and other expenses, net include costs associated with restructuring, acquisition, and integration initiatives such as employee severance costs, certain legal and professional fees, redundant wage costs, impacts recorded from the change in contingent consideration obligations, and other costs related to contract terminations and closed locations.

Restructuring, acquisition, integration, and other expenses, net in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015		2016			2015
Restructuring expense	$	2,372		$	5,043	$	6,304		$	14,309
Acquisition and integration expense	4,695			274		7,619			753
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(4,699		)	51		(4,597		)	(21		)
Total restructuring, acquisition, integration, and other expense, net	$	2,368		$	5,368	$	9,326		$	15,041

On August 10, 2015, the Company announced a plan to implement a new operations financial improvement plan (the “Financial Improvement Plan”) as part of an initiative to accelerate long-term growth, reduce costs and increase operating efficiencies. In connection with the Financial Improvement Plan, the Company consolidated most corporate functions from our Eden Prairie, Minnesota corporate office and our Elmsford, New York executive office into our new executive and corporate office located in Denver, Colorado. The Financial Improvement Plan was substantially completed by the end of 2015.