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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Restructuring Cost by Segment | The following table summarizes the restructuring expense by segment and discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014:
(In thousands) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Flavors & Fragrances |  | $ | 13,719 |  |  | $ | 37,309 |  |  | $ | 83,871 |
Color |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 2,113 |  |  |  | - |
Asia Pacific |  |  | - |  |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 261 |
Corporate and Other |  |  | 751 |  |  |  | 3,299 |  |  |  | 3,240 |
Total Continuing Operations |  |  | 14,551 |  |  |  | 42,803 |  |  |  | 87,372 |
Discontinued Operations |  |  | (3,485 | ) |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 10,998 |
Total Restructuring(1) |  | $ | 11,066 |  |  | $ | 42,846 |  |  | $ | 98,370 |
| (1) | In 2014, the Company recorded $3.2 million of proxy costs related to the 2014 proxy contest. These costs were included in this disclosure in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders. These costs have been removed from the disclosure to conform to current year presentation.
Summary of Restructuring Costs | The Company recorded restructuring costs in continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2016, as follows:
(In thousands) |  | Selling & Administrative |  |  | Cost of Products Sold |  |  | Total |
Employee separation |  | $ | 1,279 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,279 |
Long-lived asset impairment |  |  | 1,659 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,659 |
Loss on asset sales |  |  | 212 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 212 |
Write-down of inventory |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,065 |  |  |  | 2,065 |
Other costs(1) |  |  | 9,336 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,336 |
Total |  | $ | 12,486 |  |  | $ | 2,065 |  |  | $ | 14,551 |
| (1) | Other costs include decommissioning costs, professional services, temporary labor, moving costs and other related costs.
The Company recorded restructuring costs in continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2015, as follows:
(In thousands) |  | Selling & Administrative |  |  | Cost of Products Sold |  |  | Total |
Employee separation |  | $ | 7,155 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 7,155 |
Long-lived asset impairment |  |  | 14,551 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 14,551 |
Gain on asset sales |  |  | (1,301 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,301 | )
Write-down of inventory |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,098 |  |  |  | 6,098 |
Other costs(1) |  |  | 16,300 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 16,300 |
Total |  | $ | 36,705 |  |  | $ | 6,098 |  |  | $ | 42,803 |
| (1) | Other costs include decommissioning costs, professional services, moving costs and other related costs.
The Company recorded restructuring costs in continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2014, as follows:
(In thousands) |  | Selling & Administrative |  |  | Cost of Products Sold |  |  | Total |
Employee separation |  | $ | 17,794 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 17,794 |
Long-lived asset impairment |  |  | 63,431 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 63,431 |
Gain on asset sales |  |  | (602 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (602 | )
Write-down of inventory |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,914 |  |  |  | 1,914 |
Other costs(1) |  |  | 4,835 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,835 |
Total(2) |  | $ | 85,458 |  |  | $ | 1,914 |  |  | $ | 87,372 |
| (1) | Other costs include decommissioning costs, professional services, moving costs and other related costs.
| (2) | In 2014, the Company recorded $3.2 million of proxy costs related to the 2014 proxy contest. These costs were included in this disclosure in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders. These costs have been removed from the disclosure to conform to current year presentation.
Summary of Accrual for Restructuring and Other Charges | The following table summarizes the accrual activity for the restructuring liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
(In thousands) |  | Employee Separations |  |  | Other Costs |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 14,909 |  |  | $ | 897 |  |  | $ | 15,806 |
Expense activity(1) |  |  | 6,853 |  |  |  | 16,748 |  |  |  | 23,601 |
Cash spent(1) |  |  | (10,174 | ) |  |  | (16,733 | ) |  |  | (26,907 | )
Translation adjustment |  |  | (1,328 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,328 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 10,260 |  |  | $ | 912 |  |  | $ | 11,172 |
Expense activity |  |  | 1,279 |  |  |  | 9,336 |  |  |  | 10,615 |
Cash spent |  |  | (4,434 | ) |  |  | (9,678 | ) |  |  | (14,112 | )
Translation adjustment |  |  | (146 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (146 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 6,959 |  |  | $ | 570 |  |  | $ | 7,529 |
| (1) | In 2014, the Company recorded $3.2 million of proxy costs related to the 2014 proxy contest. These costs were included in this disclosure in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders. These costs have been removed from the disclosure to conform to current year presentation.

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