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Restructuring Charges
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2012
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]  
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring

2012 Restructuring

In the second quarter of fiscal 2012, as part of the Plan, our management approved, committed to and initiated certain operational restructuring initiatives to reduce annual costs, including the simplification of our organizational structure and the consolidation of facilities. In addition, as part of the Plan, we are divesting our non-Core product lines. Our restructuring actions include both our cost reduction efforts and qualifying costs associated with our divestitures.

Restructuring expenses primarily relate to employee costs, including severance, health benefits, outplacement services and transition divestiture incentives, but excluding stock-based compensation. Facilities costs include fees to terminate lease agreements and costs for unused space, net of sublease assumptions. Other costs include costs to terminate automobile leases of employees included in the workforce reduction, asset impairment charges for assets no longer deployed as part of cost reduction strategies, costs for unused software licenses as part of the workforce reduction and other costs directly associated with the restructuring actions taken.

As part of the 2012 restructuring, we incurred expenses in the fiscal year 2012 totaling $19.0 million, of which $2.6 million represents excess facilities and other costs and $16.4 million represents employee severances and related benefits. We have recorded $8.1 million as restructuring expenses and $10.9 million as income (loss) from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income. We expect to incur additional costs through the first half of fiscal year 2013. The total cost of the 2012 restructuring is expected to be approximately $5.1 million for excess facilities and other costs and approximately $16.8 million for employee severance and related benefits.

A summary of activity for the 2012 restructuring actions is as follows (in thousands):

 
Excess
Facilities and
Other Costs
 
Employee Severance and Related Benefits
 
Total
Balance, December 1, 2011
$

 
$

 
$

Costs incurred
2,644

 
16,367

 
19,011

Cash disbursements
(1,136
)
 
(9,997
)
 
(11,133
)
Asset impairment
(898
)
 

 
(898
)
Translation adjustments and other
(7
)
 
59

 
52

Balance, November 30, 2012
$
603

 
$
6,429

 
$
7,032



Cash disbursements under the 2012 restructuring are expected to be made through the first three quarters of fiscal year 2013. The short-term portion of the restructuring reserve of $6.9 million is included in other accrued liabilities and the long-term portion of $0.1 million is included in other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2012.

2010 Restructuring

During the first and third quarters of fiscal year 2010, our management approved, committed to and initiated plans to restructure and improve efficiencies in our operations as a result of certain management and organizational changes and acquisitions. We reduced our global workforce primarily within the development, sales and administrative organizations. This workforce reduction was conducted across all geographies and also resulted in a consolidation of offices in certain locations. The total costs of the fiscal year 2010 restructurings primarily relate to employee severance and excess facilities expenses. The excess facilities and other costs represent facilities costs for unused space and termination costs for automobile leases of employees included in the workforce reduction.

As part of the 2010 restructuring activities, we recorded cumulative expenses totaling $43.3 million, of which $8.0 million represents excess facilities and other costs and $35.3 million represents employee severances and related benefits. We do not expect to incur additional expenses related to these activities. The expenses are recorded as restructuring expense in the consolidated statements of income, with the exception of those costs related to our discontinued operations, which are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations.

A summary of activity for the 2010 restructuring actions is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Excess
Facilities and
Other Costs
 
Employee
Severance and
Related Benefits
 
Total
Balance, December 1, 2011
$
4,913

 
$
698

 
$
5,611

Costs incurred
(1,269
)
 

 
(1,269
)
Cash disbursements
(3,878
)
 
(412
)
 
(4,290
)
Translation adjustments and other
234

 
(11
)
 
223

Balance, November 30, 2012
$

 
$
275

 
$
275



Cash disbursements for excess facilities costs are presented net of proceeds received from sublease agreements. In fiscal year 2012, we entered into an agreement with the landlord to terminate a lease we had restructured. The termination payment was less than our estimated costs of future rent, less our sublease assumptions, and resulted in a reversal of restructuring expenses of $1.3 million, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations.

The balance of the employee severance and related benefits is expected to be paid over a period of time ending in June 2013. The restructuring reserve of $0.3 million is included in other accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2012.