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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of pre-tax restructuring expenses | During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company recognized the following pre-tax restructuring expenses:
|  | EIP |  | Utility |  | Coatings |  | Irrigation |  | Other/ Corporate |  | TOTAL
Severance |  | $ | 1,819 |  |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,143 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | 354 |  |  | 674 |  |  | 138 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,166 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 910 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 548 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,501 |
Total cost of sales |  | 3,083 |  |  | 921 |  |  | 806 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,810 |
Severance |  | 1,485 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 52 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 1,937 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | — |  |  | 238 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 238 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,815 |  |  | 1,815 |
Total selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 1,485 |  |  | 238 |  |  | — |  |  | 52 |  |  | 2,215 |  |  | 3,990 |
Consolidated total |  | $ | 4,568 |  |  | $ | 1,159 |  |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 2,215 |  |  | $ | 8,800 |
In the first three quarters of 2015, the Company recognized the following pre-tax restructuring expenses:
|  | EIP |  | Utility |  | Coatings |  | Irrigation |  | Other/ Corporate |  | TOTAL
Severance |  | $ | 2,814 |  |  | $ | 1,813 |  |  | $ | 429 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 5,129 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | 399 |  |  | 820 |  |  | 178 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,397 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 1,707 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 4,699 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,744 |
Total cost of sales |  | 4,920 |  |  | 2,971 |  |  | 5,306 |  |  | — |  |  | 73 |  |  | 13,270 |
Severance |  | 2,835 |  |  | 405 |  |  | — |  |  | 271 |  |  | 640 |  |  | 4,151 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | — |  |  | 238 |  |  | 270 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 508 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 2,080 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 130 |  |  | 3,705 |  |  | 5,915 |
Total selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 4,915 |  |  | 643 |  |  | 270 |  |  | 401 |  |  | 4,345 |  |  | 10,574 |
Consolidated total |  | $ | 9,835 |  |  | $ | 3,614 |  |  | $ | 5,576 |  |  | $ | 401 |  |  | $ | 4,418 |  |  | $ | 23,844 |
Schedule of liabilities recorded for the restructuring plan and changes | Liabilities recorded for the restructuring Plan and changes therein for the first three quarters of fiscal 2015 were as follows:
|  | Balance at December 27, 2014 |  | Recognized Restructuring Expense |  | Costs Paid or Otherwise Settled |  | Balance at September 26, 2015
Severance |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,280 |  |  | $ | (5,501 | ) |  | $ | 3,779 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | — |  |  | 1,904 |  |  | (1,664 | ) |  | 240 |
Total |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,184 |  |  | $ | (7,165 | ) |  | $ | 4,019 |
Additional Potential Restructuring Activities |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of restructuring activities | The following is a summary of the segments affected by these additional potential restructuring activities under current evaluation and the estimated pre-tax expense:
|  | EIP |  | Other/ Corporate |  | TOTAL
Severance |  | $ | 2,000 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 2,250 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | 700 |  |  | 250 |  |  | 950 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 3,800 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 4,300 |
Total cost of sales |  | 6,500 |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | 7,500 |
Severance |  | 500 |  |  | 1,150 |  |  | 1,650 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 600 |  |  | 3,500 |  |  | 4,100 |
Total selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 1,100 |  |  | 4,650 |  |  | 5,750 |
Consolidated total |  | $ | 7,600 |  |  | $ | 5,650 |  |  | $ | 13,250 |
Broad Restructuring Plan |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of restructuring activities | We anticipate the Company will recognize the following pre-tax expenses in conjunction with the initial restructuring activities from the Plan announced in 2015:
|  | EIP |  | Utility |  | Coatings |  | Irrigation |  | Other/ Corporate |  | TOTAL
Severance |  | $ | 3,850 |  |  | $ | 1,638 |  |  | $ | 429 |  |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 6,237 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | 1,612 |  |  | 1,895 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 100 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,785 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 2,573 |  |  | 788 |  |  | 4,699 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,060 |
Total cost of sales |  | 8,035 |  |  | 4,321 |  |  | 5,306 |  |  | 345 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 18,082 |
Severance |  | 4,335 |  |  | 404 |  |  | — |  |  | 629 |  |  | 1,250 |  |  | 6,618 |
Other cash restructuring expenses |  | — |  |  | 328 |  |  | 270 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 598 |
Asset impairments/net loss on disposals |  | 2,080 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 130 |  |  | 3,700 |  |  | 5,910 |
Total selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 6,415 |  |  | 732 |  |  | 270 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 4,950 |  |  | 13,126 |
Consolidated total |  | $ | 14,450 |  |  | $ | 5,053 |  |  | $ | 5,576 |  |  | $ | 1,104 |  |  | $ | 5,025 |  |  | $ | 31,208 |

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