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Restructuring, Acquisition, and Related Costs | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring, Acquisition, and Integration-Related Costs | Restructuring, Acquisition and Integration-Related Costs The Company incurs costs in connection with acquiring, integrating and restructuring acquisitions and in connection with its global cost-reduction/productivity initiatives. For example:
• | In connection with acquisition activity, the Company typically incurs costs associated with executing the transactions, integrating the acquired operations (which may include expenditures for consulting and the integration of systems and processes), and restructuring the combined company (which may include charges related to employees, assets and activities that will not continue in the combined company); and
• | In connection with the Company's cost-reduction/productivity initiatives, it typically incurs costs and charges associated with site closings and other facility rationalization actions including accelerated depreciation and workforce reductions.
Restructuring, acquisition transaction and integration-related costs consisted of the following during the year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | $ | 19,795 |  | (a) | 36,949 |  | (a) | 14,816 |  | (b)
Acquisition integration-related costs |  | 11,426 |  |  | 12,202 |  |  | — |  |
Restructuring and integration-related costs |  | $ | 31,221 |  |  | 49,151 |  |  | 14,816 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | $ | 5,684 |  | (a) | 32,540 |  | (a) | 3,748 |  | (b)
Acquisition transaction-related costs |  | — |  |  | 14,199 |  |  | — |  |
Acquisition integration-related costs |  | 14,697 |  |  | 16,049 |  |  | — |  |
Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related costs |  | $ | 20,381 |  |  | 62,788 |  |  | 3,748 |  |
(a) The restructuring costs for 2014 and 2013 primarily relate to the Company's actions taken to lower its cost structure and improve efficiencies of manufacturing and distribution operations as the Company adjusted to changing economic conditions as well as actions related to the Company's acquisition of Marazzi and Spano. In 2014 restructuring costs included accelerated depreciation of $8,962. (b) The restructuring costs for 2012 primarily relate to the Company’s actions taken to lower its cost structure and improve efficiencies of manufacturing operations and administrative functions, The restructuring activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively is as follows (in thousands):
| Lease impairments |  | Asset write-downs |  | Severance |  | Other restructuring costs |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | 7,457 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,355 |
Provision - Carpet segment | 1,320 |  |  | 1,024 |  |  | 10,777 |  |  | 708 |  |  | 13,829 |
Provision - Ceramic segment | — |  |  | 777 |  |  | 9,372 |  |  | 11,210 |  |  | 21,359 |
Provision - Laminate and Wood segment | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20,371 |  |  | 13,008 |  |  | 33,379 |
Provision - Corporate | — |  |  | — |  |  | 922 |  |  | — |  |  | 922 |
Cash payments | (2,873 | ) |  | — |  |  | (26,196 | ) |  | (13,199 | ) |  | (42,268 | )
Non-cash items | — |  |  | (1,801 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,727 | ) |  | (13,528 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2013 | 5,904 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,144 |  |  | — |  |  | 24,048 |
Provision - Carpet segment | — |  |  | — |  |  | 474 |  |  | — |  |  | 474 |
Provision - Ceramic segment | — |  |  | 3,032 |  |  | 1,747 |  |  | 1,098 |  |  | 5,877 |
Provision - Laminate and Wood segment | — |  |  | 8,728 |  |  | 3,258 |  |  | 7,142 |  |  | 19,128 |
Provision - Corporate | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash payments | (4,163 | ) |  | — |  |  | (20,586 | ) |  | (7,042 | ) |  | (31,791 | )
Non-cash items | — |  |  | (11,760 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,098 | ) |  | (12,858 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 1,741 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,037 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 4,878 |
The Company expects the remaining lease impairments, severance and other restructuring costs to be paid over the next four years.

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