Restructuring and Integration Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Restructuring and Integration Costs [Abstract]

Note 4. Restructuring and Integration Costs

The aggregated liabilities included in “sundry payables and accrued expenses” and “other accrued liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet relating to the restructuring and integration activities as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014 and activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Workforce Reduction			Other Exit Costs			Total
Exit activity liability at December 31, 2013	$	2,800		$	942		$	3,742
Restructuring and integration costs:
Amounts provided for during 2014		593			476			1,069
Cash payments		(1,901	)		(647	)		(2,548	)
Exit activity liability at September 30, 2014	$	1,492		$	771		$	2,263

Liabilities associated with the remaining restructuring and integration costs as of September 30, 2014 relate primarily to employee severance and other retiree benefit enhancements to be paid through 2018 and environmental clean-up costs at our Long Island City, New York location in connection with the closure of our manufacturing operations at the site.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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