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ACCRUED EXPENSES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
ACCRUED EXPENSES [Abstract] |
Accrued expenses | Accrued expenses consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Sales commissions |  | $ | 1,589 |  |  | $ | 1,295 |
Subcontracting labor |  |  | 2,626 |  |  |  | 2,408 |
Salaries, bonuses and related benefits |  |  | 12,905 |  |  |  | 6,023 |
Litigation reserve |  |  | 11,549 |  |  |  | 11,549 |
Other |  |  | 3,481 |  |  |  | 4,085 |
|  | $ | 32,150 |  |  | $ | 25,360 |
Accrued restructuring costs | New charges noted below relate to severance costs associated with an additional reduction in workforce implemented in the second quarter of 2013.
|  | Liability at December 31, 2012 |  |  | New Charges |  |  | Cash Payments and Other Settlements |  |  | Liability at September 30, 2013 |
Severance costs |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 1,239 |  |  | $ | (1,361 | ) |  | $ | - |
Transportation of equipment |  |  | - |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | - |
Other restructuring charges |  |  | - |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 1,387 |  |  | $ | (1,509 | ) |  | $ | - |

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