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