2.0.0.10 false Restructuring Activities and Other Charges 0616 - Disclosure - Restructuring Activities and Other Charges true false false false 1 usd $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Restructuring Activities and Other Charges [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_RestructuringChargesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false No definition available. false 3 RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES AND OTHER CHARGES 1 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="margin-left: 0%"> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-variant: small-caps">16.  Restructuring Activities and Other Charges</font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> In 2009, the Company recorded pretax restructuring and other costs that totaled $4,059,000. Included in the 2009 restructuring costs were $1,815,000 in professional fees related to the internal realignment of certain of our legal entities in the U.S. and internationally that commenced in 2008, and $434,000 in severance expense in our International Operations segment. These restructuring efforts were substantially completed at December 31, 2009. The internal realignment did not impact the composition of our segments for financial reporting purposes. Other costs of $1,810,000 in 2009 related to the partial sublease of our Broadspire facility in Plantation, Florida (see Note 7, “Commitments Under Operating Leases”). </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> In 2008, the Company recorded a pretax restructuring charge of $3,300,000. The charge consisted of $1,825,000 for severance and other costs in our International Operations segment, $300,000 for severance costs in our U.S. Property and Casualty segment, and $1,175,000 for professional fees incurred in connection with an internal restructuring of certain of the Company’s legal entities in the U.S. and internationally. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false Description of restructuring activities including exit and disposal activities, which should include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. This description does not include restructuring costs in connection with a business combination or discontinued operations and long-lived assets (disposal groups) sold or classified as held for sale. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true