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Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring | Note 12 Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring During the fourth quarter 2014, Zebra incurred restructuring costs resulting from organizational design changes. The costs below incurred for the year ended December 31, 2014 and costs expected to be incurred represent the costs related to these restructuring activities primarily related to the acquisition. Costs incurred through December 31, 2013 and costs expected to be incurred relate to the following: restructuring of Zebra’s manufacturing operations; relocation of a significant portion of Zebra’s supply chain operations from the U.S. to China; consolidating activities domestically; restructuring of our sales operations; restructuring certain corporate functions; and amending the Location Solutions “2012 restructuring plan” by adding additional restructuring charges to be incurred. These restructuring charges were complete by the third quarter 2014. As of December 31, 2014, we have incurred the following exit and restructuring costs related to the 2014 organization design changes, Location Solutions business management structure and manufacturing operations relocation and restructuring (in thousands):
Type of Cost |  | Cost incurred through December 31, 2013 |  |  | Costs incurred for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | Total costs incurred as of December 31, 2014 |  |  | Additional costs expected to be incurred |  |  | Total costs expected to be incurred |
Severance, stay bonuses, and other employee-related expenses |  | $ | 6,650 |  |  | $ | 5,991 |  |  | $ | 12,641 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | $ | 12,641 |
Professional services |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 196 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 196 |
Relocation and transition costs |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 20 |
Total |  | $ | 6,850 |  |  | $ | 6,007 |  |  | $ | 12,857 |  |  | $ | 0 |  |  | $ | 12,857 |
As of December 31, 2013, we incurred the following exit and restructuring costs related to the Location Solutions business management structure and manufacturing operations relocation and restructuring (in thousands):
Type of Cost |  | Cost incurred through December 31, 2012 |  |  | Costs incurred for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 |  |  | Total costs incurred as of December 31, 2013 |  |  | Additional costs expected to be incurred |  |  | Total costs expected to be incurred |
Severance, stay bonuses, and other employee-related expenses |  | $ | 960 |  |  | $ | 5,690 |  |  | $ | 6,650 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 6,711 |
Professional services |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 180 |
Relocation and transition costs |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 20 |
Total |  | $ | 960 |  |  | $ | 5,890 |  |  | $ | 6,850 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 6,911 |
Liabilities and expenses related to exit activities were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 1,252 |  |  | $ | 967 |  |  | $ | 1,048 |
Charged to earnings |  |  | 6,007 |  |  |  | 5,890 |  |  |  | 960 |
Cash paid |  |  | (429) |  |  |  | (5,605) |  |  |  | (1,041) |
Balance at the end of period |  | $ | 6,830 |  |  | $ | 1,252 |  |  | $ | 967 |
Liabilities related to exit activities are included in the accrued liabilities line item on the balance sheet. Exit costs are included in operating expenses under the line item exit and restructuring costs.

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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