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Business Realignment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Business Realignment [Abstract]  
Business Realignment



(11) Business Realignment



The Company regularly evaluates the performance of its businesses and cost structures, including personnel, and makes necessary changes thereto in order to optimize its results.  The Company also evaluates the required skill sets of its personnel and periodically makes strategic changes.  As a consequence of these actions, the Company incurs severance related costs which are referred to as business realignment charges.



Business realignment charges by reportable segment were as follows:







 

 

Three months ended March 31

 

2016 

Electronics (A)

 

1,180 

PST (B)

 

722 

Total business realignment charges

$

1,902 



(A)   Severance costs related to selling, general and administrative and design and development were $196 and $984, respectively.

(B)   Severance costs related to cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative and design and development      were $179,  $468 and $75, respectively.



Business realignment charges classified by statement of operations line item were as follows:







 

 

Three months ended March 31

 

2016 

Cost of goods sold

$

179 

Selling, general and administrative

 

664 

Design and development

 

1,059 

Total business realignment charges

$

1,902 



There were no business realignment charges recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2015.