Restructuring Activity

In April 2015, the Company announced a restructuring plan consisting of workforce reductions and the consolidation of facilities in locations deemed to have redundant operations. In the three months and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company incurred costs associated with the April 2015 restructuring plan which consisted of employee termination and related benefits, moving costs, professional fees and losses on the disposal of fixed assets. In addition, the Company recorded charges of $452 for inventory moved from consolidated plants that was subsequently identified to be scrapped. The inventory charge is reported in cost of materials in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company closed its Houston and Edmonton facilities and sold all the equipment at these facilities to an unrelated third party. Restructuring activities associated with the strategic decision to close these facilities included employee termination and related benefits, lease termination costs, moving costs associated with exit from the closed facilities, and professional fees at the closed facilities.

As a result of its restructuring activities, the Company incurred the following restructuring expenses:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Employee termination and related benefits	$	17	$	125	$	45	$	678
Lease termination costs	—		561		—		6,706
Moving costs associated with plant consolidations	23		1,260		93		4,395
Professional fees	—		52		30		730
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	—		46		—		1,253
Total	$	40	$	2,044	$	168	$	13,762

Restructuring reserve activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017 is summarized below:



			Period Activity
	Balance January 1, 2017		Charges (gains)		Cash receipts (payments)			Non-cash activity		Balance June 30, 2017
Employee termination and related benefits ^(a)	$	3,627	$	45	$	(163	)	$	—	$	3,509
Lease termination costs^(b)	823		—		(464		)	—		359
Moving costs associated with plant consolidations	—		93		(93		)	—		—
Professional fees	—		30		(30		)	—		—
Disposal of fixed assets	—		—		—			—		—
Total	$	4,450	$	168	$	(750	)	$	—	$	3,868

^(a)As of June 30, 2017, the short-term portion of employee termination and related benefits of $340 is included in accrued and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the long-term liability associated with the Company's withdrawal from a multi-employer pension plan of $3,169 is included in other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

^(b)Payments on certain of the lease obligations are scheduled to continue until 2020. Market conditions and the Company’s ability to sublease these properties could affect the ultimate charge related to the lease obligations. Any potential recoveries or additional charges could affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements of future periods. As of June 30, 2017, the short-term portion of the lease termination costs of $296 is included in accrued and other current liabilities and the long-term portion of the lease termination costs of $63 is included in other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.