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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Pullmantur |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring and Related Costs | The following table summarizes our restructuring exit costs related to the above strategy (in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance January 1, 2016 |  | Accruals |  | Payments |  | Ending Balance June 30, 2016 |  | Cumulative Charges Incurred
Termination benefits |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,067 |  |  | $ | 621 |  |  | $ | 1,446 |  |  | $ | 2,067 |
Contract termination costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 68 |
Total |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,135 |  |  | $ | 640 |  |  | $ | 1,495 |  |  | $ | 2,135 |
Other Restructuring |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring and Related Costs | The following table summarizes our restructuring exit costs related to the above initiatives (in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance January 1, 2016 |  | Accruals |  | Payments |  | Ending Balance June 30, 2016 |  | Cumulative Charges Incurred
Termination benefits |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,580 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 2,524 |  |  | $ | 2,580 |
Contract termination costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |
Total |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,595 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 2,539 |  |  | $ | 2,595 |

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