7. BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved reorganization plans in 2009 (“2009 Plan”), 2008 (“2008 Plan”), and 2006 (“2006 Plan”) to streamline the Company’s support operations and included actions to reduce support functions to match them to the scale of the business, to exit underutilized properties and to eliminate contracts for certain discontinued services. These actions resulted in costs for lease termination payments, employee termination benefits and contract cancellations. The 2009 Plan provided for up to $19,000 for restructuring actions. Business reorganization expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 by plan was as follows:


	For the year ended December 31,
	2011			2010		2009
2006 Plan	$	739		$	1,393	$	69
2008 Plan		—			74		1,138
2009 Plan		(19	)		227		16,973
Total	$	720		$	1,694	$	18,180

In the following tables, amounts in the “Changes in Estimate” and “Additional Charges” columns represent modifications to amounts charged or recovered for business reorganization expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amounts in the “Payments” column represent the cash payments associated with the reorganization programs. Changes in the accrued business reorganization expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:


For the Year Ended December 31, 2011	December 31, 2010		Changes in Estimate		Additional Charges		Payments			December 31, 2011
Lease termination payments	$	2,376	$	708	$	—	$	(1,775	)	$	1,309
Employee termination benefits		650		—		—		(575	)		75
Contract cancellation costs		103		12		—		(110	)		5
Total	$	3,129	$	720	$	—	$	(2,460	)	$	1,389

Lease Termination Payments

The business reorganization expenses incurred for lease termination payments for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 by segments were as follows:


Lease termination payments for the years ended December 31,	Hudson America		Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe		Corporate		Total
2011	$	—	$	—		$	708	$	—	$	708
2010	$	134	$	(18	)	$	1,348	$	—	$	1,464
2009	$	1,086	$	1,450		$	2,685	$	—	$	5,221

As of December 31, 2011, the remaining accrual related to approximately four locations and will be paid over the remaining lease terms, which have various expiration dates through 2013. The estimated payments for 2012 are $780.

Employee Termination Benefits

The business reorganization expenses incurred for employee termination benefits for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 by segments were as follows:


Employees termination benefits for the years ended December 31,	Hudson America		Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe		Corporate		Total
2011	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
2010	$	173	$	(17	)	$	67	$	—	$	223
2009	$	4,047	$	1,638		$	6,724	$	123	$	12,532

Contract Cancellation Costs

The business reorganization expenses incurred for contract cancellation costs for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 by segments were as follows:


Contract cancellation costs for the years ended December 31,	Hudson America		Hudson Asia Pacific		Hudson Europe			Corporate		Total
2011	$	—	$	—	$	12		$	—	$	12
2010	$	—	$	20	$	(13	)	$	—	$	7
2009	$	—	$	141	$	273		$	14	$	428

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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