Restructuring Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [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,
	2016		2015			2014
Surveillance	$	107	$	226		$	5,232
Instruments	492		1,170			10,998
Security	—		—			—
OEM & Emerging	65		(22		)	170
Maritime	—		—			(90		)
Detection	—		(13		)	544
Other	—		—			120
	$	664	$	1,361		$	16,974

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company also incurred other immaterial restructuring charges representing severance costs associated with cost reduction initiatives executed in the second half of the year that were not related to the realignment plan initiated in 2013.

Note 20. Restructuring Costs - (Continued)

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Cost of goods sold	$	—	$	—	$	591
Restructuring expenses	664		1,361		16,383
	$	664	$	1,361	$	16,974

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

	Severance			Inventory write downs			Facilities Exit, Lease Terminations & Other			Total
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	18,191		$	—		$	3,670		$	21,861
2014 restructuring costs	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
2015 restructuring expenses	924			—			437			1,361
Utilization	(8,409		)	—			(1,601		)	(10,010		)
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	3,456		$	—		$	321		$	3,777
2016 restructuring expenses	642			—			22			664
Utilization	(2,257		)	—			(343		)	(2,600		)
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	1,841		$	—		$	—		$	1,841