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Acquisition, Restructuring and Other Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Acquisition, Restructuring Expenses and Other Operating Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Acquisition Restructuring Expense and Other Operating Expense | Acquisition, restructuring and other expense for the year ended December 31, consists of the following:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Consolidation costs | $ | 2,903 |  |  | $ | 3,066 |  |  | $ | 8,016 |
Termination of a product offering | — |  |  | 4,546 |  |  | — |
Restructuring costs included in cost of sales | $ | 2,903 |  |  | $ | 7,612 |  |  | $ | 8,016 |
Restructuring costs | $ | 1,347 |  |  | $ | 6,670 |  |  | $ | 13,655 |
Business acquisition costs | 2,336 |  |  | 17,029 |  |  | 2,543 |
Legal matters | 17,480 |  |  | 3,773 |  |  | — |
Gain on sale of facility | — |  |  | (1,890 | ) |  | — |
Acquisition, restructuring and other expense included in selling and administrative expense | $ | 21,163 |  |  | $ | 25,582 |  |  | $ | 16,198 |
Debt refinancing costs included in other expense | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,942 |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Restructuring Accrual | Below is a rollforward of the costs incurred and cash expenditures associated with these activities during 2017, 2016 and 2015:
Balance as of January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 8,254 |
Expenses incurred |  | 21,671 |
Payments made |  | (22,750 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | 7,175 |
Expenses incurred |  | 9,736 |
Payments made |  | (14,268 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | 2,643 |
Expenses incurred |  | 4,250 |
Payments made |  | (5,635 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 1,258 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: 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(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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