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Restructuring and Other | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Expense Of Restructuring Activities And Other [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Other |
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Restructuring During 2019, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $5,532, primarily related to costs incurred from the pending closure of a facility in Europe and also to severance costs related to an organization-wide reduction in workforce, the consolidation of service functions in Asia and the movement of certain products to lower costs regions. During 2018, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $3,567, primarily related to severance costs related to a worldwide reduction in workforce including severance costs related to transferring a portion of the Company’s shared accounting functions in the United States to a third party, as well as the consolidation of certain shared accounting functions in Asia. The activity related to the Company’s restructuring accrual is shown below:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | 2,632 |  |  | $ | 3,244 |
Charged to expense |  |  | 5,532 |  |  |  | 3,567 |
Payments and adjustments |  |  | (4,428 | ) |  |  | (4,179 | )
Balance at December 31 |  | $ | 3,736 |  |  | $ | 2,632 |
Other During 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $1,451 related to a legal settlement from a contractual obligation assumed as part of the Newport Merger . During 2018, the Company recorded a charge of $1,000 for environmental costs related to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-designated Superfund site, as part of the Newport Merger .

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