Restructuring Charges

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Restructuring Charge [Abstract]

Restructuring charge

Store Consolidation Plan.

During the second quarter of 2014, we closed 150 Core U.S. stores and merged those accounts into existing Core U.S. stores as part of a multi-year program to improve profitability in the Core U.S. segment. The decision to close these stores was based on management's analysis and evaluation of the markets in which we operate, including our market share, operating results, competitive positioning and growth potential for the affected stores. The store closures resulted in a pre-tax restructuring charge of $4.4 million during the second quarter of 2014. This charge included approximately $3.2 million of accelerated depreciation expense for fixed assets, leasehold improvements and write-off of merchandise inventory, $0.9 million in early lease termination costs and $0.3 million of other operating costs to decommission the stores. We have not recorded a liability for future lease obligations on these properties as the fair value of the liability at the cease-use date was reduced to zero by estimated sublease rentals that could be obtained for the properties. Accordingly, future lease obligations of approximately $4.4 million that remain as of June 30, 2014, will either be expensed monthly or recognized in full upon negotiation of early termination. Approximately $1.8 million of these remaining lease obligations are scheduled to be paid in the second half of 2014, and substantially all the remainder are scheduled to be paid out through 2016.