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Business Realignment Expenses
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
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, 2020, business realignment expenses were incurred related to the elimination of certain positions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
The table below sets forth the significant components and activity in the liability for business realignment initiatives during the year ended September 30, 2021, on a segment and consolidated basis:
(in thousands)Liability
Balance at
September 30,
2019
Adoption of ASC 842Business
Realignment
Expenses
Cash
Payments
Liability
Balance at
September 30,
2020
Business
Realignment
Expenses
Cash
Payments
Liability
Balance at
September 30,
2021
Employee severance and benefit costs:
GovDeals$— $— $29 $(25)$$— $(4)$— 
RSCG— — 84 (64)20 — (20)— 
CAG414 — 120 (481)53 (58)— 
Corporate & Other238 — 172 (410)— — — — 
Total employee severance and benefit costs652 — — 405 (980)77 (82)— 
Occupancy and other costs:
CAG169 (169)— — — — — — 
Corporate & Other— — — — — — — — 
Total occupancy and other costs169 (169)— — — — — — 
Total business realignment$821 $(169)$405 $(980)$77 $$(82)$—