RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Global Restructuring Initiatives

In recent fiscal years, the Company has undertaken productivity improvement initiatives within all reportable segments at various locations across the U.S., Canada, Europe, China, and Japan. This includes workforce right-sizing and scalability initiatives, resulting in severance and transition costs; and cost related to the consolidation of facilities, resulting in asset impairment and accelerated depreciation charges. The Company does not have any significant remaining lease obligations for facilities associated with restructuring activities.

The following table presents a summary of restructuring costs related to these initiatives by classification within the consolidated statements of income:


	Severance and Transition Costs		Asset Impairments and Other Costs		Total
	(in thousands)
December 26, 2020
Cost of services provided and products sold (excluding amortization of intangible assets)	$	4,453	$	920	$	5,373
Selling, general and administrative	3,137		4,084		7,221
Total	$	7,590	$	5,004	$	12,594
December 28, 2019
Cost of services provided and products sold (excluding amortization of intangible assets)	$	4,348	$	2,367	$	6,715
Selling, general and administrative	7,106		18		7,124
Total	$	11,454	$	2,385	$	13,839
December 29, 2018
Cost of services provided and products sold (excluding amortization of intangible assets)	$	1,770	$	849	$	2,619
Selling, general and administrative	6,911		21		6,932
Total	$	8,681	$	870	$	9,551

The following table presents restructuring costs by reportable segment for these productivity improvement initiatives:


	Fiscal Year
	2020		2019		2018
	(in thousands)
RMS	$	845	$	3,110	$	1,983
DSA	8,605		7,307		1,063
Manufacturing	2,733		3,032		1,227
Unallocated corporate	411		390		5,278
Total	$	12,594	$	13,839	$	9,551

Rollforward of restructuring activities

The following table provides a rollforward for all of the Company’s severance and transition costs related to restructuring activities:


	Fiscal Year
	2020		2019		2018
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	6,406	$	2,921	$	6,856
Expense (excluding non-cash charges)	9,284		12,674		8,681
Payments / utilization	(9,918)		(9,206)		(12,341)
Foreign currency adjustments	46		17		(275)
Ending balance	$	5,818	$	6,406	$	2,921

As of December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, $5.8 million and $6.3 million, respectively, of severance and other personnel related costs liabilities and lease obligation liabilities were included in accrued compensation and accrued liabilities within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of December 28, 2019, $0.1 million, respectively, were included in other long-term liabilities within the Company's consolidated balance sheets.