Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring Activities

3 Months Ended

Apr. 04, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring Activities

Note 10 – Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring Activities

During the first quarter 2015, Zebra incurred exit and restructuring costs resulting from organizational design changes primarily related to the Acquisition as follows (in thousands):


Type of Cost	Costs incurred for the three months ended April 4, 2015		Total costs incurred as of April 4, 2015		Total costs expected to be incurred
Severance, stay bonuses, and other employee-related expenses	$	11,097	$	11,097	$	11,097
Professional services		72		72		72

Total	$	11,169	$	11,169	$	11,169

Exit and restructuring charges for the three months ended April 4, 2015 were $1.5 million and $9.7 million for the Legacy Zebra segment and Enterprise segment, respectively. Additional costs to be incurred in connection with this program are not expected to be significant.

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		Total costs expected to be incurred
Severance, stay bonuses, and other employee-related expenses	$	6,650	$	5,991	$	12,641	$	12,641
Professional services		180		16		196		196
Relocation and transition costs		20		0		20		20

Total	$	6,850	$	6,007	$	12,857	$	12,857

A rollforward of the exit and restructuring accruals is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
Balance at the beginning of period	$	6,830		$	1,252
Charged to earnings		11,169			267
Cash paid		(9,758	)		(1,190	)

Balance at the end of period	$	8,241		$	329

Liabilities related to exit and restructuring activities are included in accrued liabilities.

- 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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