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Other Expense
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Other Expense
Other Expense

Other expense consists of the following:
 

Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2014



 


Administrative consolidation costs
$
1,604

 
$
713

Costs associated with patent dispute, and other matters
209

 
2,484

Other expense
$
1,813

 
$
3,197



During 2013 and 2014, we restructured certain administrative functions. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, we incurred $1.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, in related costs consisting principally of severance charges.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, we incurred $0.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively, in legal costs associated with a patent infringement claim, and in 2014, it also included $0.9 million in settlement costs as further described in Note 12. In addition, 2014 also included $0.6 million in consulting fees.