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CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2013
CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES [Abstract] |
CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES | NOTE 8 - CONSOLIDATION, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES In the first quarter of fiscal 2012 the Company ceased the manufacture of photomasks at its Singapore facility and, in connection therewith, recorded charges of $1.2 million during the nine month period ended July 29, 2012. This restructuring, which was comprised primarily of employee termination costs, was substantially completed in fiscal 2012 at a cost of $1.4 million. The following table sets forth the Company’s restructuring reserve, primarily related to its Singapore facility, as of July 28, 2013 and July 29, 2012, and reflects the activity affecting the reserve for the three month period and nine month periods then ended.
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | July 28, 2013 |  |  | July 28, 2013 |
|  | April 29, 2013 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Utilized |  |  | July 28, 2013 |  |  | October 29, 2012 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Utilized |  |  | July 28, 2013 |
Employee terminations |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (255 | ) |  | $ | 40 |
|  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (255 | ) |  | $ | 40 |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | July 29, 2012 |  |  | July 29, 2012 |
|  | April 30, 2012 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Utilized |  |  | July 29, 2012 |  |  | October 31, 2011 |  |  | Charges |  |  | Utilized |  |  | July 29, 2012 |
Employee terminations and other |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (69 | ) |  | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 920 |  |  | $ | (783 | ) |  | $ | 137 |
Asset write-downs |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 262 |  |  |  | (262 | ) |  |  | - |
|  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (69 | ) |  | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,182 |  |  | $ | (1,045 | ) |  | $ | 137 |

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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 S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 4: 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 + Details
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