17. Restructuring and Other Charges

Fiscal Year 2018 Activities

During fiscal year 2018, the Company incurred restructuring charges of $0.7 million, primarily related to the planned closure of its Denmark facility and reduction in force at Tec-Sem.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company initiated an action to consolidate the operations at its Denmark facility into its operations at its Manchester, UK facility to eliminate cost redundancies. The $0.3 million charge resulted from the Denmark action was related to Brooks Life Sciences segment.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company also initiated a post-acquisition reduction in force plan at Tec-Sem to maximize synergies with the Company’s existing infrastructure. The $0.3 million charge resulted from the Tec-Sem action was related to the Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group segment.

Fiscal Year 2017 Activities

During fiscal year 2017, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $3.1 million related to severance, including $2.5 million attributable to the Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group segment, $0.4 million attributable to the Brooks Life Sciences segment and $0.3 million attributable to the company-wide restructuring action.

The restructuring charges in the Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group segment consisted of $1.5 million of charges related to the actions initiated during fiscal year 2017 to streamline field service operations and optimize the cost structure and improve productivity, and $1.0 million of charges related to the actions initiated prior to fiscal year 2017 primarily related to consolidate the Jena, Germany repair facility into the Chelmsford, Massachusetts repair operation.

Restructuring charges of $0.3 million were related to the company-wide restructuring action initiated in fiscal year 2016 to streamline business operations, improve competitiveness and overall profitability.

Fiscal Year 2016 Activities

The Company recorded restructuring charges of $10.2 million during fiscal year 2016 related to severance costs, including $8.9 million related to restructuring actions initiated during fiscal year 2016 and $1.3 million related to restructuring actions initiated in prior periods.

The Company’s charges from restructuring actions initiated during fiscal year 2016 consisted of: (i) $3.1 million attributable to the Brooks Life Sciences segment to streamline the segment’s management structure, integrate acquisitions, consolidate facility and improve profitability, (ii) $1.2 million attributable to the Brooks Semiconductor Solutions Group segment to consolidate its Jena, Germany repair facility into its Chelmsford, Massachusetts repair operation, and (iii) $4.5 million related to the company-wide restructuring action to streamline business operations, improve competitiveness and overall profitability.

The Company’s charges from restructuring actions initiated in prior periods was primarily related to the Brooks Semiconductor Solutions segment to integrate Contact, and to close and transfer the Mistelgau, Germany manufacturing operations to a contract manufacturer.

The following is a summary of activity related to the Company’s restructuring and other charges, excluding amounts related to the discontinued operations, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):


	Activity - Year Ended September 30, 2018
	Balance						Balance
	September 30,						September 30,
	2017		Expenses		Payments		2018
Total restructuring liabilities related to workforce termination benefits	$	1,708	$	714	$	(1,763)	$	659


	Activity - Year Ended September 30, 2017
	Balance						Balance
	September 30,						September 30,
	2016		Expenses		Payments		2017
Total restructuring liabilities related to workforce termination benefits	$	5,939		3,144		(7,375)		1,708


	Activity - Year Ended September 30, 2016
	Balance						Balance
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015		Expenses		Payments		2016
Facility and other contract termination costs	$	433	$	25	$	(458)	$	—
Workforce-related termination benefits		1,640		10,185		(5,886)		5,939
Total restructuring liabilities	$	2,073	$	10,210	$	(6,344)	$	5,939

Accrued restructuring costs of $0.7 million as of September 30, 2018 are expected to be paid during fiscal year 2019.