Note 10 - Other expense

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Note 10 - Other expense

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 10 – Other expense

Other expense consists of the following:

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2010		2011		2010		2011
Administrative consolidation costs		970	$	98		970	$	792
Other expense	$	970	$	98	$	970	$	792

During 2011, we consolidated certain administrative functions in our Utica, New York facility.  For the three and six months ending June 30, 2011, we incurred $0.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in related costs consisting principally of severance charges.

 

During the second quarter of 2010, we incurred $1.0 million in restructuring costs associated with the consolidation of administrative functions in our CONMED Linvatec division.