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Note 11 - Litigation Gain, Impairment Charges and Accrued Lease Exit Costs
9 Months Ended
Aug. 27, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
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Litigation Gain, Impairment Charges and Accrued Lease Exit Costs
 
Income from Antitrust Litigation Settlement
 
Cost of furniture and accessories sold for the three and nine months ended August 27, 2016 includes the benefit of $1,428 of income we received from the settlement of class action litigation. This benefit is included in our wholesale segment. We were a member of the certified class of consumers that were plaintiffs in the Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation against various producers of flexible polyurethane foam. The litigation alleged a price-fixing conspiracy in the flexible polyurethane foam industry that caused indirect purchasers to pay higher prices for products that contain flexible polyurethane foam. In 2015 a settlement was reached with several of the producers, though other producers named in the suit filed appeals blocking distribution of the settlement. In June of 2016 the final producer appeal was dismissed and we received $1,428 in cash representing our share of the settlement, which is included in cash provided by operating activities in our statement of cash flows for the nine months ended August 28, 2016.
 
Impairment Charges and Lease Exit Costs
 
During the first quarter of fiscal 2015 we announced the closing of our Company-owned retail store location in Memphis, Tennessee. In connection with this closing, we recognized non-cash charges during the nine months ended August 29, 2015 of $419 for the accrual of lease exit costs and $106 for the write off of abandoned leasehold improvements and other store assets.
 
The following table summarized the activity related to our accrued lease exit costs:
 
Balance at November 28, 2015
  $ 566  
         
Provisions made to adjust previous estimates
    93  
Payments and other
    (401 )
Accretion of interest on obligations
    7  
         
Balance at August 27, 2016
  $ 265  
         
Current portion included in other accrued liabilities
  $ 129  
Long-term portion included in other long-term liabilities
    136  
Total accrued lease exit costs at August 27, 2016
  $ 265  
 
Management Restructuring Costs
 
During the nine months ended August 29, 2015, we recognized $449 of expense related to severance payable to a former executive, who left the Company in April, 2015. As of November 28, 2015, all required payments of severance had been disbursed. These management restructuring costs were incurred within our wholesale segment.
 
Income from Continue
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Dumping & Subsidy Offset Act
 
During the nine months ended August 29, 2015, we recognized income of $1,066 arising from distributions received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (“CDSOA”). These distributions primarily represent amounts previously withheld by Customs pending the resolution of claims filed by certain manufacturers who did not support the antidumping petition (“Non-Supporting Producers”) challenging certain provisions of the CDSOA and seeking to share in the distributions. The Non-Supporting Producers’ claims were dismissed by the courts and all appeals were exhausted in 2014. While it is possible that we may receive additional distributions from Customs, we cannot estimate the likelihood or amount of any future distributions.