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Note 12 - Restructuring Charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

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RESTRUCTURING CHARGE

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In the

fourth

quarter of

2016,

the Company committed to a new restructuring plan in its continuing efforts to improve efficiencies and decrease costs across its worldwide operations, and more closely align its operating structure with its business strategy. The plan involve

d (i) a substantial restructuring of the FLOR business model that included closure of its headquarters office and most retail FLOR stores, (ii) a reduction of approximately

70

FLOR employees and a number of employees in the commercial carpet tile business, primarily in the Americas and Europe regions, and (iii) the write-down of certain underutilized and impaired assets that included information technology assets, intellectual property assets, and obsolete manufacturing, office and retail store equipment.

As a result of this

plan, the Company incurred pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charges of

$19.8

million in the

fourth

quarter of

2016

and

$7.3

million in the

first

quarter of

2017.

   

A summary of these restructuring activities is presented below:

		Total Restructuring Charge				Costs Incurred in 2016				Costs Incurred in 2017				Balance at Dec. 31, 2017
		(in thousands)
Workforce Reduction		$	10,652			$	1,451			$	6,633			$	2,568
Asset Impairment			11,319				8,019				3,300				0
Lease Exit Costs			5,116				27				5,089				0

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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.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 420
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745

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