Restructuring Charges

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

3.	Restructuring Charges

We account for exit and disposal costs by recognizing a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity at fair value in the period in which it is incurred or when the entity ceases using the right conveyed by a contract (i.e., the right to use a leased property). These costs are included in “Selling, general, and administrative” expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and the first nine months of fiscal 2011, and “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

We account for severance and outplacement costs by recognizing a liability for employees’ rights to post-employment benefits. These costs are included in “Selling, general, and administrative” expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and the first nine months of fiscal 2011, and in “Accrued compensation” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

2007 Facility Consolidation and Severance Costs

During fiscal 2007, we announced a plan to adjust our cost structure in order to manage our costs more effectively. The plan included the consolidation of our corporate headquarters and sales center to one building from two buildings and reduction in force initiatives, which resulted in initial charges of $17.1 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.

As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there was no remaining accrued severance related to reduction in force initiatives completed in fiscal 2007.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, we entered into an amendment to our corporate headquarters lease in Atlanta, Georgia related to the unoccupied 4100 building. This amendment released us from our obligations with respect to this unoccupied space as of January 31, 2012, in exchange for a $5.0 million space remittance fee, which was paid in the first quarter of 2012. We also paid $0.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and are obligated to pay an additional $0.3 million on or before December 31, 2013 related to contractually obligated tenant improvement reimbursement expense. The provisions relating to the occupied 4300 building remain unchanged. Under the existing provisions, the current term of the lease ends on January 31, 2019. The amendment resulted in a reduction of our restructuring reserve of approximately $2.0 million, with the credit recorded in “Selling, general, and administrative” expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2011.

The table below summarizes the balance of accrued facility consolidation reserve and changes in the accrual for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 (in thousands):

Balance at June 30, 2012	$	1,115
Assumption changes		48
Payments		(875	)
Accretion of liability		9
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	297

The table below summarizes the balance of accrued facility consolidation reserve and changes in the accrual for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	6,337
Assumption changes		(30	)
Payments		(6,084	)
Accretion of liability		74
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	297

- 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.

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