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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
2015 Plan [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | The following table summarizes the 2015 Plan restructuring activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:
|  | Employee Severance and Related Benefits |  | Facilities |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Charges |  | 2,993 |  |  | 583 |  |  | 3,576 |
Payments |  | (1,765 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,765 | )
Non-cash settlements |  | — |  |  | (583 | ) | * | (583 | )
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 1,228 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,228 |
Payments |  | (1,213 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,213 | )
Balance at September 30, 2016 |  | $ | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 15 |
______________________________________ *The non-cash charge of $583 thousand is related to the write down of fixed assets related to the Other segment.

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