DISPOSITION RELATED AND OTHER COSTS (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

DISPOSITION RELATED AND OTHER COSTS

In May 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 a roll forward of the disposition related and other costs and related liability balances (in thousands):

	Accrual at June 30, 2017		Expense		Cash Payments		Accrual at September 30, 2017
Severance and retention	$	853	$	676	(844	)	$	685
Professional fees	70		373		(179	)	264
Total disposition related and other costs	$	923	$	1,049	(1,023	)	$	949

	Accrual at December 31, 2016		Expense		Cash Payments		Accrual at September 30, 2017
Severance and retention	$	—	$	1,793	(1,108	)	$	685
Professional fees	—		443		(179	)	264
Total disposition related and other costs	$	—	$	2,236	(1,287	)	$	949

In January 2016, the Company completed the sale of Slashdot Media and incurred severance costs and additional stock based compensation expense for the acceleration of stock vesting. As a result, the Company recognized a loss on the sale of assets of Slashdot Media.

The following table displays the disposition related and other costs incurred during the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 (in thousands):

Severance—Slashdot Media	$	981
Accelerated stock based compensation expense—Slashdot Media	900
Loss on sale of Slashdot Media	639
Severance related to other brands	827
Total disposition related and other costs	$	3,347

There were no disposition related and other costs incurred during the three month period ended September 30, 2016.