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Restructuring charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring charges [Abstract] |
Summary of restructuring costs | Detail of the 2013 restructuring costs and the line items in which it was recorded in the Corporate & Other segment are as follows:
|  | Selling & |  |  | Cost of |  |  |  |
(in thousands) |  | Administrative |  |  | Products Sold |  |  | Total |
Employee separations |  | $ | 18,081 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,081 |
Long-lived asset impairment |  |  | 4,176 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,176 |
Gain on asset sales |  |  | (3,019 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,019 | )
Write-down of inventory |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,840 |  |  |  | 1,840 |
Other costs |  |  | 10,657 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,657 |
Total |  | $ | 29,895 |  |  | $ | 1,840 |  |  | $ | 31,735 |
Restructuring cost by segment | The following table summarizes the 2013 restructuring costs by segment:
(in thousands) |  | 2013 |
Flavors |  | $ | 22,284 |
Color |  |  | 7,065 |
Corporate & Other |  |  | 2,386 |
Total |  | $ | 31,735 |
Summary of accrual for restructuring and other charges | The following table summarizes the accrual for the restructuring and other charges for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, which is recorded in Other accrued expenses:
|  | Employee |  |  | Assets Related |  |  |  |
(in thousands) |  | Separations |  |  | and Other |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restructuring costs |  |  | 18,081 |  |  |  | 13,654 |  |  |  | 31,735 |
Gain on sale of assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,019 |  |  |  | 3,019 |
Cash spent |  |  | (13,505 | ) |  |  | (9,069 | ) |  |  | (22,574 | )
Reduction of assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,016 | ) |  |  | (6,016 | )
Translation adjustment |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 4,562 |  |  | $ | 1,588 |  |  | $ | 6,150 |

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of 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. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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