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Restructuring and Other Items (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Recognized Restructuring and Other Items, Net | Restructuring and other items recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013 comprise:
|  | Year Ended |
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Restructuring charges |  | $ | 9,033 |  |  | $ | 4,525 |  |  |  | 9,817 |
Other items |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,111 |  |  |  | - |
Net charge |  | $ | 9,033 |  |  | $ | 5,636 |  |  | $ | 9,817 |
Details of Movement in Restructuring Provisions Recognized | Details of the movement in this restructuring plan recognized are as follows:
|  | Workforce |  |  | Office |  |  |  |
|  | Reductions |  |  | Consolidations |  |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Q1 Plan - Initial provision recognized |  | $ | 3,903 |  |  | $ | 509 |  |  | $ | 4,412 |
Q2 Plan - Initial provision recognized |  |  | 4,228 |  |  |  | 393 |  |  |  | 4,621 |
Total provision recognised |  |  | 8,131 |  |  |  | 902 |  |  |  | 9,033 |
Cash payments |  |  | (6,544 | ) |  |  | (199 | ) |  |  | (6,743 | )
Amounts released |  |  | (93 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (93 | )
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3 | )
Provision at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 1,491 |  |  | $ | 703 |  |  | $ | 2,194 |
Prior Period Restructuring Charges | Details of the movement in the 2012 restructuring plan are as follows:
|  | Workforce |  |  | Office |  |  |  |
|  | Reductions |  |  | Consolidations |  |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Initial provision recognized |  | $ | 3,394 |  |  | $ | 1,250 |  |  | $ | 4,644 |
Residual balance from prior period |  |  | - |  |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 130 |
Cash payments |  |  | (3,030 | ) |  |  | (824 | ) |  |  | (3,854 | )
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (4 | )
Provision at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | 916 |
Cash payments |  |  | (197 | ) |  |  | (426 | ) |  |  | (623 | )
Amounts released |  |  | (57 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (57 | )
Provision at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 236 |

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