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Restructuring and Exit Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of restructuring costs incurred for each segment

	Three months ended September 30, 2011
	Guitar Center		Direct Response		Corporate		Total
Employee termination costs	$	123	$	1,459	$	149	$	1,731
Employee relocation and recruiting costs	—		190		841		1,031
Consulting costs	65		872		148		1,085
Other costs	278		989		334		1,601

Total	$	466	$	3,510	$	1,472	$	5,448

	Nine months ended September 30, 2011
	Guitar Center		Direct Response		Corporate		Total
Employee termination costs	$	265	$	2,819	$	1,302	$	4,386
Employee relocation and recruiting costs	45		418		896		1,359
Consulting costs	66		932		368		1,366
Other costs	308		1,032		413		1,753

Total	$	684	$	5,201	$	2,979	$	8,864

	Cumulative amount through September 30, 2012
	Guitar Center		Direct Response		Corporate		Total
Employee termination costs	$	190	$	4,418	$	1,043	$	5,651
Employee relocation and recruiting costs	177		433		2,888		3,498
Consulting costs	150		1,546		621		2,317
Other costs	987		2,011		427		3,425

Total	$	1,504	$	8,408	$	4,979	$	14,891

Schedule of our restructuring accrual activity

	Termination Costs
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	3,926
Charges	244
Cash payments	(4,170		)
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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