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Restructuring (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Restructuring [Abstract]

Summary of restructuring costs

Detail of the restructuring costs and the line items in which it was recorded in the Corporate & Other segment are as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands)		Selling & Administrative				Cost of Products Sold				Total
Employee separations		$	5,002			$	-			$	5,002
Long-lived asset impairment			220				-				220
Gain on asset sales			(3,019	)			-				(3,019	)
Write-down of inventory			-				545				545
Other Costs			3,838				-				3,838
Total		$	6,041			$	545			$	6,586

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands)		Selling & Administrative				Cost of Products Sold				Total
Employee separations		$	16,342			$	-			$	16,342
Long-lived asset impairment			3,626				-				3,626
Gain on asset sales			(3,019	)			-				(3,019	)
Write-down of inventory			-				1,417				1,417
Other Costs			7,635				-				7,635
Total		$	24,584			$	1,417			$	26,001

Restructuring cost by segment

The following table summarizes the restructuring costs by segment:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)		September 30, 2013				September 30, 2013
Flavors & Fragrances		$	4,167			$	18,657
Color			1,497				5,807
Corporate & Other			922				1,537
Total		$	6,586			$	26,001

Summary of accrual for restructuring and other charges

The following table summarizes the accrual for the restructuring and other charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which is recorded in other accrued expenses:

(In thousands)		Employee Separations				Asset Related and other				Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012		$	-			$	-			$	-
Restructuring costs			16,342				9,659				26,001
Gain on sale of assets			-				3,019				3,019
Cash spent			(8,258	)			(5,613	)			(13,871	)
Reduction of assets			-				(5,043	)			(5,043	)
Translation adjustment			(24	)			-				(24	)
Balance as of September 30, 2013		$	8,060			$	2,022			$	10,082

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by segment including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets.

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