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Special charges
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Special charges [Abstract]  
Special charges
4.Special charges, net

The Company's Industrial Products segment incurred special charges of $0.1 million of personnel costs in the first quarter of 2013 related to the closing and relocation of a small distribution center to a new, significantly larger distribution and call center.  The balance of the restructuring reserves is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other liabilities.  The Company does not anticipate incurring any additional costs related to this closing and relocation.

The following table details the associated liabilities related to this plan (in millions):

 
 
Severance and Personnel Costs
 
 
Other Exit Costs
 
 
Total
 
Balance January 1, 2013
 
$
0.2
 
 
$
1.6
 
 
$
1.8
 
Charged to expense
 
 
0.1
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
0.1
 
Paid or otherwise settled
 
 
-
 
 
 
(0.1
)
 
 
(0.1
)
Balance March 31, 2013
 
$
0.3
 
 
$
1.5
 
 
$
1.8
 


The Company's North America Technology Products segment incurred special charges, in the first quarter of 2013, of $1.8 million of severance costs related to the termination agreement with a former officer and $0.1 million of additional legal and professional fees related to the previously disclosed completed investigation and settlement with a former officer and director, offset by $0.2 million of reserve adjustments related to the facility closing and exit from the PC manufacturing business announced in the third quarter of 2012.  The balance of the termination liability and severance costs from the facility closing and exit from the PC manufacturing business is $1.6 million at March 31, 2013, and is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet within accrued expenses and other current liabilities.  The Company anticipates incurring minimal additional costs related to the officer termination and facility closing.

The Company's European Technology Products segment incurred severance and other exit costs related to the implementation of a shared services center in Hungary.  These costs, incurred in the first quarter of 2013, were approximately $4.3 million and were included as special charges.  The balance of the restructuring reserves is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet within accrued expenses and other current liabilities.  The Company anticipates incurring signicant additional costs related to this restructuring.
 
The following table details the associated liabilities related to this plan (in millions):

 
 
Severance and Other Exit costs
 
Balance January 1, 2013
 
$
3.8
 
Charged to expense
 
 
4.3
 
Paid or otherwise settled
 
 
(1.2
)
Balance March 31, 2013
 
$
6.9