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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER SPECIAL CHARGES Restructuring and Other Special Charges Detail (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER SPECIAL CHARGES

During the first three months of 2015, the Company recorded net restructuring and other special charges of $19.3. The charges were comprised of $3.2 related to severance and other personnel costs along with $16.1 in costs associated with facility closures and impairment of certain information technology assets.
In addition, during the first three months of 2015, the Company recorded $6.0 in consulting expenses (recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses) relating to fees incurred as part of its business process improvement initiative (“Project LaunchPad”). The Company also recorded $166.0 of deal costs related to the Acquisition, of which $80.6 is included in selling, general and administrative expenses, $32.8 is included in cost of revenue, and $52.6 is included in interest expense.
During the first three months of 2014, the Company recorded net restructuring and other special charges of $7.6. The charges were comprised of $2.8 related to severance and other personnel costs along with $4.9 in costs associated with facility closures and general integration initiatives. These charges were offset by the reversal of previously established reserves of $0.1 in unused severance.
The following represents the Company’s restructuring reserve activities for the period indicated:
 
Severance
and Other
Employee
Costs
 
Lease
and Other
Facility
Costs
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014
$
0.4

 
$
21.7

 
$
22.1

Restructuring charges
3.2

 
16.1

 
19.3

Reduction of prior restructuring accruals

 

 

Cash payments and other adjustments
(2.9
)
 
(17.0
)
 
(19.9
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
0.7

 
$
20.8

 
$
21.5

Current
 

 
 

 
$
7.5

Non-current
 

 
 

 
14.0

 
 

 
 

 
$
21.5

 
Severance
and Other
Employee
Costs
 
Lease
and Other
Facility
Costs
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014
$
0.4

 
$
21.7

 
$
22.1

Restructuring charges
3.2

 
16.1

 
19.3

Reduction of prior restructuring accruals

 

 

Cash payments and other adjustments
(2.9
)
 
(17.0
)
 
(19.9
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
0.7

 
$
20.8

 
$
21.5

Current
 

 
 

 
$
7.5

Non-current
 

 
 

 
14.0

 
 

 
 

 
$
21.5