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Restructuring and Other | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Expense Of Restructuring Activities And Other [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Other |
18) | Restructuring and Other
Restructuring The Company recorded restructuring charges of $1,525 and $2,990 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, primarily related to severance costs as a result of an organization-wide reduction in workforce, the consolidation of service functions in Asia and the movement of certain products to low cost regions. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $1,364 and $3,374 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, primarily related to severance costs as a result of streamlining and consolidating certain administrative functions. Restructuring activities were as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Beginning of period restructuring accrual |  | $ | 2,632 |  |  | $ | 3,244 |
Charged to expense |  |  | 2,990 |  |  |  | 3,374 |
Payments and adjustments |  |  | (3,074 | ) |  |  | (3,963 | )
End of period restructuring accrual |  | $ | 2,548 |  |  | $ | 2,655 |
Other We recorded a charge of $1,700 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to a legal settlement from a contractual obligation we assumed as part of our acquisition of Newport . We recorded $1,000 of environmental costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-designated Superfund site as part of our acquisition of Newport .

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