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Restructuring Costs and Other (Income) Expense, Net
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Restructuring Costs and Other (Income) Expense, Net [Abstract]  
Restructuring Costs and Other (Income) Expense [Text Block]
The Company's restructuring costs and other (income) expense, net was $263,000 in the first nine months of 2013, including $2,003,000 of restructuring costs and a $1,740,000 gain on the sale of assets, and $307,000 in the first nine months of 2012.
Restructuring Costs
The Company recorded restructuring costs of $2,003,000 in the first nine months of 2013, including severance costs of $1,330,000 associated with the reduction of 22 employees and facility-related costs of $45,000 in Brazil and severance costs of $628,000 associated with the reduction of 25 employees in Sweden. These actions were taken to streamline the Company's operations as a result of the CBTI and Noss acquisitions. All of these items occurred in the Papermaking Systems segment.

A summary of the changes in accrued restructuring costs included in other current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet is as follows:

(In thousands) 
 
Other
Costs
  
Severance Costs
  
Total
Costs
 
Provision
 
$
45
  
$
1,958
  
$
2,003
 
Usage
  
(46
)
  
(633
)
  
(679
)
Currency translation
  
1
   
(86
)
  
(85
)
Balance at September 28, 2013
 
$
–
  
$
1,239
  
$
1,239
 

The Company expects to pay the remaining accrued restructuring costs by the end of 2014.

Other (Income) Expense
Other income consisted of a pre-tax gain of $1,740,000 from the sale of real estate in China in the second quarter of 2013. Other expense consisted of accelerated depreciation of $307,000 in the first nine months of 2012 associated with the disposal of equipment in China related to a facility consolidation.