Restructuring Costs Restructuring Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule of Restructuring and Related costs [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The Company recorded the restructuring expenses in the segments as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013		2012
Surveillance	$	5,232		$	5,359	$	—
Instruments	10,998			15,541		—
OEM & Emerging	170			1,502		—
Maritime	(90		)	361		—
Security	—			327		—
Detection	544			4,222		2,000
Other	120			209		—
	$	16,974		$	27,521	$	2,000

Restructuring expenses were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Cost of goods sold	$	591	$	1,689	$	—
Restructuring expenses	16,383		25,832		2,000
	$	16,974	$	27,521	$	2,000

The following table summarizes the activity by cost type (in thousands):

	Severance			Inventory write downs			Facilities Exit, Lease Terminations & Other			Total
2013 restructuring expenses	$	19,866		$	1,689		$	5,966		$	27,521
Utilization	(1,675		)	(1,689		)	(2,296		)	(5,660		)
Balance, December 31, 2013	18,191			—			3,670			21,861
2014 restructuring expenses	11,860			590			4,524			16,974
Utilization	(19,110		)	(590		)	(6,709		)	(26,409		)
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	10,941		$	—		$	1,485		$	12,426