RESTRUCTURING

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring expense consist of the following:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2019			2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Redundancy and employee severance and benefit arrangements	$	1,575		$	2,228	$	2,827
Asset impairments	1,124			1,601		522
Consultants engaged in restructuring activities	—			—		12,100
Lease loss reserves	(100		)	300		1,468
Total restructuring charges	$	2,599		$	4,129	$	16,917

2018 Plan

In the third quarter of 2018, the Company began implementing restructuring actions (the “2018 Plan”) to lower its operating expenses. The restructuring actions include reorganization of the Company’s global workforce, elimination of certain non-core projects and consolidation of facilities. The Company completed its restructuring activities under the 2018 Plan in 2019.

The following table provides information regarding changes in the Company’s 2018 Plan accrued restructuring balance for the periods indicated.



	Redundancy and Employee Severance and Benefits			Lease Loss Reserves and Contractual Obligations			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	904		$	288		$	1,192
Charges	2,699			—			2,699
Cash payments	(1,610		)	—			(1,610		)
Non-cash settlement and other	(1,993		)	(288		)	(2,281		)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	—		$	—		$	—

The following table presents the details of the Company’s restructuring charges under the 2018 Plan for the period indicated:



	Years Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Redundancy and employee severance and benefit arrangements	$	1,575		$	2,228
Asset impairments	1,124			1,636
Lease loss reserves	(100		)	340
Total restructuring charges	$	2,599		$	4,204

2016 Plan

In the third quarter of 2016, the Company began implementing restructuring actions (the “2016 Plan”) to lower its operating expenses. The restructuring actions have included reductions in the Company’s global workforce, the elimination of certain non-core projects, consolidation of office space at the Company’s corporate headquarters and the engagement of management consultants to assist the Company in making organizational and structural changes to improve operational efficiencies and reduce expenses. The Company completed its restructuring activities under the 2016 Plan in 2017.

The following table provides information regarding changes in the Company’s 2016 Plan accrued restructuring balance for the periods indicated.



	Employee Severance and Benefits			Lease Loss Reserves and Contractual Obligations			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2017	229			1,094			1,323
Charges and adjustments	—			(40		)	(40		)
Cash payments and receipts, net	(229		)	537			308
Balance as of December 31, 2018	—			$	1,591		1,591
Other ⁽¹⁾	—			(1,591		)	(1,591		)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	—		$	—		$	—

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Adoption of ASU 2016-02.