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Restructuring and Related Charges (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Summary of restructuring activities | The following table summarizes the restructuring and related charges (in thousands):
| Three months ended |  | Six months ended
| June 30, 2017 |  | July 1, 2016 |  | June 30, 2017 |  | July 1, 2016
Restructuring and related charges in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product cost of revenue | $ | 278 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 786 |  |  | $ | (23 | )
Operating expenses-Restructuring and related charges | 777 |  |  | 1,903 |  |  | 2,056 |  |  | 4,515 |
Total restructuring and related charges | $ | 1,055 |  |  | $ | 1,909 |  |  | $ | 2,842 |  |  | $ | 4,492 |
Harmonic 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s restructuring accrual related to the Harmonic 2016 Restructuring Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2017 (in thousands):
| Excess facilities |  | VDP (1) |  | Severance and benefits (2) |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,375 |  |  | $ | 9,650 |  |  | $ | 1,519 |  |  | $ | 13,544 |
Charges for 2016 Harmonic Restructuring Plan | 48 |  |  | 1,777 |  |  | 973 |  |  | 2,798 |
Adjustments to restructuring provisions |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |  | 44 |
Cash payments | (676 | ) |  | (4,862 | ) |  | (2,067 | ) |  | (7,605 | )
Foreign exchange gain |  |  | 597 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 628 |
Balance at June 30, 2017 | 1,747 |  |  | 7,162 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 9,409 |
Less: current portion (3) | (854 | ) |  | (3,915 | ) |  | (500 | ) |  | (5,269 | )
Long-term portion (3) | $ | 893 |  |  | $ | 3,247 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,140 |
(1) See discussion of the TVN VDP above for future estimated payments through 2020. (2) The Company anticipates that the remaining severance and benefits accrual at June 30, 2017 will be fully paid in 2017. (3) The current portion and long-term portion of the restructuring liability are reported under “Accrued and other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities”, respectively, on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
TVN [Member] | TVN Voluntary Departure Plan [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring estimated future payments by years [Table Text Block] | The table below shows the estimated future payments for TVN VDP as of June 30, 2017 (in thousands):
Years ending December 31, |
2017 (remaining six months) | $ | 2,349 |
2018 | 3,302 |
2019 | 1,651 |
2020 | 783 |
Total | $ | 8,085 |

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