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Other Charges
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Note L — Other Charges
Sale of Stores. During 2015, we incurred losses of $7.2 million on the sale of 40 Core U.S. stores to a franchisee and $0.3 million on the sale of 14 Core U.S. stores in Canada. We also incurred losses on the sale and closure of other Core U.S. stores of $1.1 million and $1.8 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Core U.S. Store Consolidation Plans. During the third quarter of 2015, we closed 65 Core U.S. stores and merged those accounts into existing Core U.S. stores, resulting in a restructuring charge of $4.3 million. This charge included approximately $1.2 million of accelerated depreciation expense for fixed assets, leasehold improvements and write-off of rental merchandise, $2.7 million in early lease termination costs and $0.3 million of other operating costs to decommission the stores.
During 2014, we closed 150 Core U.S. stores and merged those accounts into existing Core U.S. stores, resulting in a restructuring charge of $4.9 million. This included approximately $3.2 million of accelerated depreciation expense for fixed assets, leasehold improvements and write-off of merchandise inventory, $1.3 million in early lease termination costs and $0.4 million of other operating costs to decommission the stores.
Mexico Store Consolidation Plan. During 2015, we closed 34 stores in Mexico and merged those accounts into existing Mexico stores. These store closures resulted in a pre-tax restructuring charge of $3.0 million in the Mexico segment for disposal of fixed assets and leasehold improvements and other charges to decommission the stores.
Sourcing and Distribution Network Startup Costs.As part of our transformational sourcing and distribution initiative, we entered into an agreement with a third-party logistics partner. As a result, we incurred one-time costs to set up new warehousing facilities and distribution routes and we incurred other charges to close existing warehouse space and terminate employees. The charges for these items were approximately $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, reflected in the Core U.S. segment.
Corporate Restructuring. During 2015 and 2014, we eliminated certain departments and functions in our field support center as a part of our efforts to transform and modernize our operations company-wide. This resulted in restructuring charges for severance and other payroll-related costs of approximately $2.0 million and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Impairment Charge. During 2014, we recorded a $4.6 million impairment charge related to internally-developed computer software that was placed into service in 2014. We determined that certain components developed for our new store management information system would not be utilized.