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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES, NET
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES, NET
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES, NET
The following tables summarize the restructuring and other charges (“ROTC”) recorded for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011:
 
Three Months Ended Apr 30, 2012
 
Nine Months Ended Apr 30, 2012
 
Restructuring
(1)
 
Other
(Gains)/
Charges
(2)
 
Total
 
Restructuring
(1)
 
Other
(Gains)/
Charges
(2)
 
Total
Severance benefits and other employment contract obligations
$
953

 
$
2,604

 
$
3,557

 
$
29,255

 
$
11,436

 
$
40,691

Gain on sale of assets

 
(2,168
)
 
(2,168
)
 
(1,515
)
 
(11,364
)
 
(12,879
)
Professional fees, legal settlements and other costs, net of receipt of insurance claim payments
1,755

 
(252
)
 
1,503

 
3,121

 
145

 
3,266

Reversal of excess restructuring reserves
(31
)
 

 
(31
)
 
(77
)
 

 
(77
)
 
$
2,677

 
$
184

 
$
2,861

 
$
30,784

 
$
217

 
$
31,001

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
$
2,677

 
$
(942
)
 
$
1,735

 
$
30,784

 
$
(3,446
)
 
$
27,338

Non-cash(a)

 
1,126

 
1,126

 

 
3,663

 
3,663

 
$
2,677

 
$
184

 
$
2,861

 
$
30,784

 
$
217

 
$
31,001

 
Three Months Ended Apr 30, 2011
 
Nine Months Ended Apr 30, 2011
 
Restructuring
(1)
 
Other
(Gains)/
Charges
(2)
 
Total
 
Restructuring
(1)
 
Other
(Gains)/
Charges
(2)
 
Total
Severance benefits and other employment contract obligations
$
716

 
$
4,631

 
$
5,347

 
$
4,169

 
$
4,631

 
$
8,800

Professional fees and other costs, net of receipt of insurance claim payments
1,431

 
891

 
2,322

 
4,151

 
272

 
4,423

Environmental matters

 
59

 
59

 

 
709

 
709

Reversal of excess restructuring reserves
(5
)
 

 
(5
)
 
(11
)
 

 
(11
)
 
$
2,142

 
$
5,581

 
$
7,723

 
$
8,309

 
$
5,612

 
$
13,921

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
$
2,142

 
$
3,241

 
$
5,383

 
$
8,309

 
$
3,272

 
$
11,581

Non-cash

 
2,340

 
2,340

 

 
2,340

 
2,340

 
$
2,142

 
$
5,581

 
$
7,723

 
$
8,309

 
$
5,612

 
$
13,921

(a) Reflects non-cash stock based compensation expense.
(1) Restructuring:
Restructuring charges recorded in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011 reflect the expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s cost reduction initiatives.
Severance benefits recorded in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012 primarily relate to global restructuring activities in the Industrial segment. The most significant restructuring activities include:
the realignment of sales and marketing management of certain of the Company’s markets,
the reorganization of the global management structure that supports the Company’s systems product line, and
shifting resources from mature country markets to emerging regions.
Restructuring charges/(income) in the nine months ended April 30, 2012 also includes a gain on the divestiture of a non-strategic asset group.
Severance benefits recorded in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2011 primarily relate to the closure of an Industrial manufacturing facility in Europe.
(2) Other (Gains) / Charges:
Employment contract obligations and other severance benefits:
In the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012, the Company recorded charges related to certain employment contract obligations.
Gain on sale of assets:
In the three months ended April 30, 2012 the Company recored a gain on sale of assets related to the sale of a building in Europe. The nine months ended April 30, 2012 also includes a gain of $9,196 on the sale of the Company’s investment in Satair A/S.
Professional fees and other costs:
In the three and nine months ended April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011, the Company recorded legal and other professional fees related to the Federal Securities Class Actions, Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits and Other Proceedings (see Note 5, Contingencies and Commitments) which pertain to matters that had been under audit committee inquiry as discussed in Note 2, Audit Committee Inquiry and Restatement, to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2007 (“2007 Form 10-K”). Furthermore, in the nine months ended April 30, 2012, the Company recorded costs related to the settlement of the Federal Securities Class Actions (see Note 5, Contingencies and Commitments). The receipt of insurance claim payments more than offset the costs discussed above in the three months ended April 30, 2012 and offset the majority of such costs in the nine months ended April 30, 2012 and April 30, 2011.
The following table summarizes the activity related to restructuring liabilities that were recorded in the nine months ended April 30, 2012 and in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009.
 
Severance
 
Other
 
Total
2012
 
 
 
 
 
Original charge
$
29,255

 
$
3,121

 
$
32,376

Utilized
(23,151
)
 
(2,121
)
 
(25,272
)
Translation
271

 
12

 
283

Balance at Apr 30, 2012
$
6,375

 
$
1,012

 
$
7,387

 
Severance
 
Other
 
Total
2011
 
 
 
 
 
Original charge
$
4,863

 
$
5,507

 
$
10,370

Utilized
(1,817
)
 
(5,225
)
 
(7,042
)
Translation
272

 
68

 
340

Balance at Jul 31, 2011
$
3,318

 
$
350

 
$
3,668

Utilized
(3,199
)
 
(350
)
 
(3,549
)
Translation
(119
)
 

 
(119
)
Balance at Apr 30, 2012
$

 
$

 
$

 
Severance
 
Other
 
Total
2010
 
 
 
 
 
Original charge (a)
$
6,034

 
$
5,581

 
$
11,615

Utilized
(2,031
)
 
(5,441
)
 
(7,472
)
Translation
1

 
(9
)
 
(8
)
Balance at Jul 31, 2010
$
4,004

 
$
131

 
$
4,135

Utilized
(1,356
)
 
(135
)
 
(1,491
)
Translation
2

 
4

 
6

Balance at Jul 31, 2011
$
2,650

 
$

 
$
2,650

Utilized
(1,608
)
 

 
(1,608
)
Translation

 

 

Balance at Apr 30, 2012
$
1,042

 
$

 
$
1,042


 
Severance
 
Other
 
Total
2009
 
 
 
 
 
Original charge
$
18,938

 
$
4,734

 
$
23,672

Utilized
(12,757
)
 
(4,133
)
 
(16,890
)
Translation
412

 
20

 
432

Balance at Jul 31, 2009
6,593

 
621

 
7,214

Utilized
(4,902
)
 
(588
)
 
(5,490
)
Reversal of excess reserves
(143
)
 

 
(143
)
Translation
(86
)
 
(27
)
 
(113
)
Balance at Jul 31, 2010
$
1,462

 
$
6

 
$
1,468

Utilized
(845
)
 
(6
)
 
(851
)
Reversal of excess reserves
(6
)
 

 
(6
)
Translation
120

 

 
120

Balance at Jul 31, 2011
$
731

 
$

 
$
731

Utilized
(317
)
 

 
(317
)
Reversal of excess reserves
(46
)
 

 
(46
)
Translation
(48
)
 

 
(48
)
Balance at Apr 30, 2012
$
320

 
$

 
$
320

(a) Excludes stock-based compensation expense of $603