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FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION AND SEVERANCE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION AND SEVERANCE  
FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION AND SEVERANCE

 

 

NOTE 14 – FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION AND SEVERANCE

 

In the second quarter of 2009, the Company announced a plan to consolidate two French dispensing closure manufacturing facilities and several sales offices in North America and Europe and has subsequently expanded the program to include additional headcount reductions.  The total costs associated with the consolidation/severance programs are $7.4 million.  The plan has been substantially completed, subject to the settlement of remaining reserve balances.

As of September 30, 2012 we have recorded the following activity associated with our consolidation/severance programs:

 

 

 

Beginning

 

Net Charges for

 

 

 

 

 

Ending

 

 

 

Reserve at

 

the Nine Months

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve at

 

 

 

12/31/11

 

Ended 9/30/12

 

Cash Paid

 

FX Impact

 

9/30/12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee severance

 

$

1,130

 

$

(209

)

$

(40

)

$

(3

)

$

878

 

Other costs

 

17

 

(6

)

 

 

11

 

Totals

 

$

1,147

 

$

(215

)

$

(40

)

$

(3

)

$

889