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Business Realignment Expenses
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Business Realignment Expenses Business Realignment Expenses
Business realignment expenses are associated with management changes, exiting certain businesses, or other cost saving actions, and include employee severance and benefit costs associated with terminations, occupancy costs associated the ceased use of facilities, and other related costs, such as impairments. Business realignment expenses are recorded as a component of Other operating expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
For the year ended September 30, 2019, business realignment expenses were incurred related to: management changes associated with a strategic reorganization of the Company's go-to-market strategy for self-directed and fully-managed market place services, the conclusion of the Scrap contract, and other cost saving actions.
For the year ended September 30, 2018, business realignment expenses were incurred related to: cost saving actions in the CAG segment and Corporate IT department. These actions were partially offset by an adjustment to reduce the liability associated with the ceased use of the Company's previous headquarters location in Washington D.C. that was initially recognized during the year ended September 30, 2017.
For the year ended September 30, 2017, business realignment expenses were incurred related to: the ceased use of the Company's previous headquarters location in Washington D.C., the exit of the TruckCenter land-base, live action and retail business, cost saving actions in the CAG segment and IronDirect business, including a related onerous contract and impairment charges.
The table below sets forth the significant components and activity in the liability for business realignment initiatives during the year ended September 30, 2019, on a segment and consolidated basis:
(in thousands)Liability
Balance at
September 30,
2017
Business
Realignment
Expenses
Cash
Payments
Liability
Balance at
September 30,
2018
Business
Realignment
Expenses
Cash
Payments
Liability
Balance at
September 30,
2019
Employee severance and benefit costs:
CAG$793  $979  $(1,683) $89  $443  $(118) $414  
Corporate & Other399  472  (850) 21  1,537  (1,320) 238  
Total employee severance and benefit costs$1,192  $1,451  $(2,533) $110  $1,980  $(1,438) $652  
Occupancy and other costs:
CAG—  739  (280) 459  51  (341) 169  
Corporate & Other1,988  (248) (933) 807  134  (941) —  
Total occupancy and other costs$1,988  $491  $(1,213) $1,266  $185  $(1,282) $169  
Total business realignment$3,180  $1,942  $(3,746) $1,376  $2,165  $(2,720) $821  
The Company expects that the majority of the remaining liability balance at September 30, 2019 will be paid during fiscal 2020.