DISPOSITION RELATED AND OTHER COSTS (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

DISPOSITION RELATED AND OTHER COSTS

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company announced plans to divest a number of its online professional communities to achieve greater focus and resource allocation toward its core tech-focused business. The planned divestitures include: BioSpace, Hcareers, Health eCareers, and Rigzone.  In connection with the planned divestitures and focus on the tech business, the Company incurred certain severance and other related costs to further these strategic objectives.

The following table displays the disposition related and other costs incurred during the periods noted in 2017:

	Accrual at		Three Months Ended June 30, 2017					Accrual at
	March 31, 2017		Expense		Cash Payments			June 30, 2017
Severance and retention	$	—	$	1,117	$	(264	)	$	853
Professional fees	—		70		—			70
Total disposition related and other costs	$	—	$	1,187	$	(264	)	$	923

In January 2016, the Company completed the sale of the Slashdot and SourceForge businesses (together referred to as “Slashdot Media”) for $2.8 million cash plus working capital of $0.4 million and incurred approximately $0.8 million of selling costs. A $0.1 million and $0.6 million loss on sale of business was recognized in the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. The Company incurred severance costs and additional stock based compensation expense for the acceleration of stock vesting.

Effective January 1, 2016, the Company reorganized leadership responsibilities to leverage operating capabilities more effectively across four of its brands which serve specific industries, and to optimize these brands for future growth by streamlining operations and development. This entailed combining four of its global brands (eFinancialCareers, Rigzone, Hcareers and BioSpace) to have one management structure under a combined group called Global Industry Group (“GIG”).

The following table displays the disposition related and other costs incurred during the periods noted in 2016:

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2016		June 30, 2016
Severance—Slashdot Media	$	—	$	981
Accelerated stock based compensation expense—Slashdot Media	—		900
Loss on sale of Slashdot Media	77		639
Severance related to other brands	—		827
Total disposition related and other costs	$	77	$	3,347