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Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring [Abstract] |
Restructuring Charges | Restructuring Charges In September 2014, in support of integrating businesses acquired in the past year and the continued evolution of our business model, we committed to a plan to restructure our workforce. As a result, we recorded a restructuring charge of $26.8 million associated with severance and related costs associated with 283 employees. Additionally, in 2014, we recorded restructuring charges of $1.6 million, primarily associated with the completion of the restructuring actions initiated in the fourth quarter of 2013. During 2013, as part of our ongoing strategy to reduce costs and improve profitability, we implemented restructuring actions and recorded restructuring charges of $52.2 million (including $52.4 million related to 2013 actions, net of a $0.2 million credit related to prior period restructuring reserves). The 2013 restructuring charges included $51.0 million for severance and related costs associated with 553 employees and $1.5 million of charges related to excess facilities. In 2012, we adopted a plan to restructure our workforce and related facilities to enhance long-term profitability and recorded restructuring charges of $24.9 million. The restructuring charges included $24.4 million for severance and related costs associated with 209 employees and a $0.5 million charge related to facility consolidations. The following table summarizes restructuring charges reserve activity for the three years ended September 30, 2014:
| Employee Severance and Related Benefits |  | Facility Closures and Other Costs |  | Consolidated Total
| (in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2011 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 666 |  |  | $ | 666 |
Charges to operations | 24,391 |  |  | 537 |  |  | 24,928 |
Cash disbursements | (20,401 | ) |  | (546 | ) |  | (20,947 | )
Foreign currency impact | (192 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | (186 | )
Balance, September 30, 2012 | 3,798 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 4,461 |
Charges to operations | 50,874 |  |  | 1,323 |  |  | 52,197 |
Cash disbursements | (35,510 | ) |  | (1,689 | ) |  | (37,199 | )
Foreign currency impact | 72 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 70 |
Balance, September 30, 2013 | 19,234 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 19,529 |
Charges to operations | 27,918 |  |  | 488 |  |  | 28,406 |
Cash disbursements | (20,334 | ) |  | (241 | ) |  | (20,575 | )
Foreign currency impact | (983 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (990 | )
Balance, September 30, 2014 | $ | 25,835 |  |  | $ | 535 |  |  | $ | 26,370 |
The accrual for facility closures and related costs is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, and the accrual for employee severance and related benefits is included in accrued compensation and benefits in the consolidated balance sheet.

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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 S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 4: 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 + Details
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