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Restructuring Activities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Activities |
3. | Restructuring Activities
Activity and liability balances related to restructuring costs for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2013 |  |  |  |  |  | 2014 |  |  |  |
|  | Liability at |  |  |  |  |  | Cash Payments |  |  | Liability at |  |  |  |  |  | Cash Payments |  |  | Liability at |
|  | December 31, |  |  | New |  |  | and Other |  |  | December 31, |  |  | New |  |  | and Other |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Settlements |  |  | 2013 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Settlements |  |  | 2014 |
Severance costs |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 1,239 |  |  | $ | (1,361 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,778 |  |  | $ | (1,778 | ) |  | $ | - |
Transportation of equipment |  |  | - |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other restructuring costs |  |  | - |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 1,387 |  |  | $ | (1,509 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,832 |  |  | $ | (1,832 | ) |  | $ | - |
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company incurred severance costs associated with restructuring of management and sales teams after the acquisitions of Power Solutions and Connectivity Solutions. During 2012, Bel initiated the closure of its Cinch North American manufacturing facility in Vinita, Oklahoma, and transition of the operations to Reynosa, Mexico and a new facility in McAllen, Texas. The Company recorded $5.2 million related to this restructuring during 2012, comprised primarily of $3.2 million in severance costs, $1.4 million related to asset disposals and $0.6 million of other expenses. The Cinch restructuring continued into early 2013 and the Company incurred an additional $1.4 million of restructuring costs in 2013 related to these efforts, as detailed in the table above. These amounts are classified as restructuring charges on the consolidated statements of operations.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + 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 SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 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 Reference 4: 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 + Details
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