Business Realignment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

(12) 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		2018		2017
PST (A)	$	222	$	171
Total business realignment charges	$	222	$	171

(A) Severance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 related to SG&A were $222. Severance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 related to COGS and SG&A were $90 and $81, respectively.

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




Three months ended March 31		2018		2017
Cost of goods sold	$	-	$	90
Selling, general and administrative		222		81
Total business realignment charges	$	222	$	171