Restructuring (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Dollars in thousands	2015			2014
Restructuring costs	$	9,433		$	1,114
Impairment of lease related assets (see Note 5)	6,940			—
Total restructuring and lease termination costs	16,373			1,114
Less: restructuring costs included in discontinued operations	(522		)	(557		)
Restructuring and lease termination costs from continuing operations	$	15,851		$	557

The total amount incurred for restructuring, exclusive of asset impairments incurred by reportable segment (on an allocated basis) and expense type is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Dollars in thousands	2015		2014
Redbox
Severance	$	3,701	$	534
Lease termination costs (excluding related asset impairments)	4,567		—
Total Redbox restructuring costs	8,268		534
Coinstar
Severance	492		23
Lease termination costs (excluding related asset impairments)	24		—
Total Coinstar restructuring costs	516		23
ecoATM
Severance	127		—
Lease termination costs (excluding related asset impairments)	—		—
Total ecoATM restructuring costs	127		—
Total restructuring costs in continuing operations	8,911		557
Restructuring costs in discontinued operations	522		557
Total restructuring costs	$	9,433	$	1,114

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability balance by expense type is as follows:

Dollars in thousands	Severance Expense			Lease Termination Costs			Other
Beginning Balance - January 1, 2015	$	—		$	—		$	—
Costs charged to expense	4,451			4,669			313
Costs paid or otherwise settled	(1,752		)	(2,614		)	—
Ending Balance - March 31, 2015	$	2,699		$	2,055		$	313