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Restructuring
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring
RESTRUCTURING
2016 Restructuring
On January 4, 2016, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2016 Restructuring to reduce its exposure to the upstream oil markets and to reduce consolidated expenses. During the year, the Company completed its 2016 Restructuring, which included repositioning Energy Services’ upstream operations in California, reducing Corrosion Protection’s upstream exposure by divesting its interest in a Canadian pipe coating joint venture, right-sizing Corrosion Protection to compete more effectively and reducing corporate and other operating costs. The 2016 Restructuring reduced consolidated annual expenses by approximately $17.4 million, of which approximately $1.2 million, $6.6 million and $5.6 million related to recognized savings within Infrastructure Solutions, Corrosion Protection and Energy Services, respectively, and $4.0 million related to reduced corporate costs. Cost savings were achieved primarily through office closures and reducing headcount by approximately 964 employees, or 15.5% of the Company’s total workforce as of December 31, 2015.
The Company recorded total pre-tax charges, most of which were cash charges, of $16.1 million ($10.3 million after tax) in connection with the 2016 Restructuring. These charges included employee severance, retention, extension of benefits, employment assistance programs and other restructuring costs associated with the restructuring efforts described above.
During 2016, the Company recorded pre-tax expense related to the 2016 Restructuring as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Infrastructure
Solutions
 
Corrosion
Protection
 
Energy
Services
 
Total
Severance and benefit related costs
$
2,249

 
$
3,588

 
$
1,559

 
$
7,396

Lease termination costs

 
154

 
983

 
1,137

Relocation and other moving costs
307

 
62

 
193

 
562

Other restructuring costs (1)
808

 
761

 
5,436

 
7,005

Total pre-tax restructuring charges (2)
$
3,364

 
$
4,565

 
$
8,171

 
$
16,100

__________________________
(1) 
For Energy Services, includes charges primarily related to downsizing the Company’s upstream operations in California, inclusive of wind-down costs, professional fees, fixed asset disposals and certain other restructuring charges.
(2) 
Includes $1.4 million of corporate-related restructuring charges that have been allocated to the reportable segments.
2016 Restructuring costs related to severance, other termination benefit costs and early lease termination costs for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $9.1 million, and reported, along with similar charges for the 2014 Restructuring, on a separate line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with FASB ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.
The following tables summarize all charges related to the 2016 Restructuring recognized in 2016 as presented in their affected line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Non-Cash
Restructuring
Charges
 
Cash
Restructuring
Charges (1)
 
Total
 
Cost of revenues (2)
$

 
$
278

 
$
278

Operating expenses (3)
516

 
5,962

 
6,478

Restructuring charges (4)

 
9,095

 
9,095

Other expense (5)
249

 

 
249

Total pre-tax restructuring charges
$
765

 
$
15,335

 
$
16,100

__________________________
(1) 
Cash charges consist of charges incurred during the period that will be settled in cash, either during the current period or future periods.
(2) 
All charges relate to Corrosion Protection.
(3) 
Operating expense charges mainly include wind-down and legal fees associated with the restructuring. Includes charges of $0.6 million related to Infrastructure Solutions, $0.5 million related to Corrosion Protection and $5.4 million related to Energy Services.
(4) 
Restructuring costs relate to severance, other termination benefit costs and early lease termination costs. Includes charges of $2.6 million related to Infrastructure Solutions, $3.8 million related to Corrosion Protection and $2.7 million related to Energy Services.
(5) 
All charges relate to the release of cumulative currency translation adjustments in Infrastructure Solutions.
The following tables summarize the 2016 Restructuring activity during 2016 (in thousands):
 
2016
Charge to
Income
 
Utilized in 2016
 
Reserves at
December 31,
2016
 
 
Cash (1)
 
Non-Cash
 
Severance and benefit related costs
$
7,396

 
$
6,751

 
$

 
$
645

Lease termination costs
1,137

 
1,012

 

 
125

Relocation and other moving costs
562

 
552

 

 
10

Other restructuring costs
7,005

 
6,120

 
765

 
120

Total pre-tax restructuring charges
$
16,100

 
$
14,435

 
$
765

 
$
900

__________________________
(1) 
Refers to cash utilized to settle charges during 2016.

2014 Restructuring
On October 6, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2014 Restructuring to improve gross margins and profitability over the long term by exiting low-return businesses and reducing the size and cost of the Company’s overhead structure.
The 2014 Restructuring generated annual operating cost savings of approximately $10.8 million, which was in-line with the Company’s estimate, and consisted of approximately $8.4 million and $2.4 million of recognized savings within Infrastructure Solutions and Corrosion Protection, respectively. The Company achieved these cost savings by (i) exiting certain unprofitable international locations for the Company’s CIPP business and consolidating the Company’s worldwide FRP business with the Company’s global CIPP business, all of which is in Infrastructure Solutions; and (ii) eliminating certain idle facilities in the Company’s pipe coating and insulation operation in Louisiana, which is in Corrosion Protection.
The Company has completed substantially all of the aforementioned objectives related to the 2014 Restructuring. Headcount reductions associated with the 2014 Restructuring totaled 86 as of December 31, 2016.
Total pre-tax 2014 Restructuring charges since inception were $60.3 million ($44.8 million after tax) and consisted of non-cash charges totaling $48.3 million and cash charges totaling $12.0 million. The non-cash charges of $48.3 million included (i) $22.2 million related to the impairment of certain long-lived assets and definite-lived intangible assets for Bayou’s pipe coating operation in Louisiana; and (ii) $26.1 million related to impairment of definite-lived intangible assets, allowances for accounts receivable, write-off of certain other current assets and long-lived assets, inventory obsolescence, as well as losses related to the sales of the Company’s CIPP contracting operations in France and Switzerland, which are reported in Infrastructure Solutions. Cash charges totaling $12.0 million included employee severance, retention, extension of benefits, employment assistance programs and other costs associated with the restructuring of Insituform’s European and Asia-Pacific operations and Fyfe’s worldwide business.
While estimated remaining cash costs to be incurred in 2017 for the 2014 Restructuring are not expected to be material, the Company expects to incur additional non-cash charges in 2017, primarily related to the potential release of cumulative currency translation adjustments resulting from the disposal of certain entities as well as the foreign currency impact from settlement of inter-company loans.
The Company recorded pre-tax expenses of $(0.2) million, $11.0 million and $49.5 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to the 2014 Restructuring as follows (in thousands):
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016 (1)
 
2015 (1)
 
2014
 
Total
 
Total
 
Infrastructure
Solutions
 
Corrosion Protection
 
Total
Severance and benefit related costs
$
73

 
$
801

 
$
687

 
$

 
$
687

Lease termination costs

 
167

 

 

 

Allowances for doubtful accounts
(585
)
 
1,186

 
11,947

 

 
11,947

Inventory obsolescence

 

 
2,746

 

 
2,746

Fixed asset impairment

 

 
533

 
11,338

 
11,871

Other asset write-offs

 
1,880

 
5,013

 
10,896

 
15,909

Other restructuring costs (2)
340

 
6,946

 
6,358

 

 
6,358

Total pre-tax restructuring charges
$
(172
)
 
$
10,980

 
$
27,284

 
$
22,234

 
$
49,518

__________________________
(1) 
All charges relate to Infrastructure Solutions.
(2) 
Includes charges related to the losses on the sales of the CIPP contracting operations in France in February 2015 and Switzerland in December 2014, including the release of cumulative currency translation adjustments resulting from those sales. Also includes the write-off of certain other current assets and long-lived assets, professional fees and certain other restructuring charges.

Restructuring costs related to severance, other termination benefit costs and early lease termination costs for the years ended 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $0.1 million, $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and reported, along with similar charges for the 2016 Restructuring, on a separate line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with FASB ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.
The following table summarizes all 2014 Restructuring charges recognized in 2016, 2015 and 2014, as presented in their affected line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Other
Non-Cash
Restructuring
Charges (1)
 
Cash
Restructuring
Charges
(Reversals)(1)
 
Total
Cost of revenues
$

 
$
55

 
$
55

Operating expenses
(465
)
 
165

 
(300
)
Restructuring charges

 
73

 
73

Total pre-tax restructuring charges (2)
$
(465
)
 
$
293

 
$
(172
)
__________________________
(1) 
Cash charges consist of charges incurred during the period that will be settled in cash, either during the current period or future periods.
(2) 
All charges relate to Infrastructure Solutions.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Other
Non-Cash
Restructuring
Charges
 
Cash
Restructuring
Charges
(1)
 
Total
Cost of revenues
$
1,620

 
$
1,097

 
$
2,717

Operating expenses
25

 
4,362

 
4,387

Restructuring charges

 
968

 
968

Other expense (2)
3,035

 
(127
)
 
2,908

Total pre-tax restructuring charges (3)
$
4,680

 
$
6,300

 
$
10,980

__________________________
(1) 
Cash charges consist of charges incurred during the period that will be settled in cash, either during the current period or future periods.
(2) 
Non-cash charges are comprised solely of charges related to the loss on sale of the CIPP contracting operation in France, including the release of cumulative currency translation adjustments, write-off of certain other current assets and long-lived assets as well as the reversal of a legal accrual.
(3) 
All charges relate to Infrastructure Solutions.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
Other
Non-Cash
Restructuring
Charges
(2)
 
Cash
Restructuring
Charges
(1)
 
Total
Cost of revenues
$
14,610

 
$
1,076

 
$
15,686

Operating expenses
17,579

 
2,976

 
20,555

Definite-lived intangible asset impairment
10,896

 

 
10,896

Restructuring charges

 
687

 
687

Other expense (3)
790

 
904

 
1,694

Total pre-tax restructuring charges
$
43,875

 
$
5,643

 
$
49,518

__________________________
(1) 
Cash charges consist of charges incurred during the period that will be settled in cash, either during the current period or future periods.
(2) 
Non-cash charges are comprised of Corrosion Protection charges of $10.9 million related to definite lived intangible asset impairment and $11.3 million related to fixed asset impairment; and Infrastructure Solutions charges of $21.7 million related to inventory obsolescence, impairment definite-lived intangible assets, allowances for accounts receivable, write-off of certain other current assets and long-lived assets, loss on the sale of the CIPP contracting operation in Switzerland, including the release of cumulative currency translation adjustments, as well as a legal accrual related to disputed work performed by our European and Asia-Pacific operations.
The following tables summarize the 2014 Restructuring activity during 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
Reserves at
December 31,
2015
 
2016
Charge to Income
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Utilized in 2016
 
Reserves at
December 31,
2016
 
 
 
 
Cash(1)
 
Non-Cash
 
Severance and benefit related costs
$

 
$
73

 
$

 
$
73

 
$

 
$

Reserves for customer receivables (2)
6,605

 
(585
)
 
(47
)
 

 
3,739

 
2,234

Other restructuring costs
968

 
340

 
(9
)
 
519

 
307

 
473

Total pre-tax restructuring charges
$
7,573

 
$
(172
)
 
$
(56
)
 
$
592

 
$
4,046

 
$
2,707

__________________________
(1) 
Refers to cash utilized to settle charges, either those reserved at December 31, 2015 or charged to income during 2016.
(2) 
During the third quarter of 2016, the Company received payment on certain accounts receivable that were previously reserved. Additionally, the Company wrote off certain balances in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, along with the corresponding reserves, that were deemed fully uncollectible.
 
Reserves at
December 31,
2014
 
2015
Charge to Income
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Utilized in 2015
 
Reserves at
December 31,
2015
 
 
 
 
Cash(1)
 
Non-Cash
 
Severance and benefit related costs
$
466

 
$
801

 
$
(7
)
 
$
1,260

 
$

 
$

Lease termination expenses

 
167

 
(2
)
 
165

 

 

Reserves for customer receivables
11,464

 
1,186

 
(401
)
 

 
5,644

 
6,605

Other asset write-offs

 
1,880

 

 

 
1,880

 

Other restructuring costs
2,496

 
6,946

 
(87
)
 
4,828

 
3,559

 
968

Total pre-tax restructuring charges
$
14,426

 
$
10,980

 
$
(497
)
 
$
6,253

 
$
11,083

 
$
7,573

__________________________
(1) 
Refers to cash utilized to settle charges, either those reserved at December 31, 2014 or charged to income during 2015.