Charges and Credits

Charges and credits consisted of the following:



	Three Months Ended October 31,				Nine Months Ended October 31,
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Store and facility closure costs	$	—	$	954	$	1,349	$	954
Impairments from disposals	—		595		—		1,980
Legal and professional fees related to the exploration of strategic alternatives and securities-related litigation	—		158		34		747
Employee severance	—		280		1,317		1,493
Indirect tax audit reserve	—		—		2,595		—
Write-off of capitalized software costs	5,861		—		5,861		—
Executive management transition costs	—		—		—		234
	$	5,861	$	1,987	$	11,156	$	5,408

During the three months ended October 31, 2017, we incurred a loss from the write-off of previously capitalized costs for a software project that was abandoned during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 related to the implementation of a new point of sale system that began in fiscal year 2013. During the nine months ended October 31, 2017, we incurred exit costs associated with reducing the square footage of a distribution center, severance costs related to a change in the executive management team, a charge related to an increase in our indirect tax audit reserve, and a loss from the write-off of previously capitalized costs for a software project that was abandoned during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 related to the implementation of a new point of sale system that began in fiscal year 2013. During the three and nine months ended October 31, 2016, we incurred costs associated with store and facility closures, impairments from disposals, legal and professional fees related to our securities-related litigation and severance and transition costs due to changes in the executive management team. The impairments from disposals included the write-off of leasehold improvements for one store we relocated prior to the end of the useful life of the leasehold improvements and incurred costs for a terminated store project prior to starting construction.