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RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES (a) GridSense® During the second quarter of 2013, following a change in its management, the Company's GridSense segment made a decision to restructure operations in both its USA and Australian entities. This action was taken primarily in order to improve efficiency based on GridSense's revenue mix and skills mix. In 2013, GridSense recorded a restructuring charge related to employee severance and termination benefits and additional restructuring charges of $594 of which $63 was unpaid at December 31, 2013. During the second quarter of 2014, GridSense decided to shut down its Australian offices in the third quarter of 2014 in an effort to reduce costs and streamline operations. GridSense will continue to sell all of its current products in Australia and the surrounding areas through a network of distributors. With respect to the decision to shut down its Australian offices, GridSense recorded a restructuring charge of $102 in the second quarter of 2014. The following table presents activity during the six months ended June 30, 2014 related to GridSense's restructuring:
|  | Employee severance and termination benefits |  | Other costs |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 63 |
Provision |  | 50 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 102 |
Cash payments |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Balance at June 30, 2014 |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 163 |
The $163 of remaining accrued restructuring charge is expected to be paid in full by December 31, 2014 and is included in Other current liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. (b) OmniMetrix TM During the third quarter of 2013, OmniMetrix restructured its operations to better align expenses with revenues following a change in management. The restructuring involved employee severance and termination benefits ($178) as well as a charge for a significant reduction in the utilization of its leased facility in Buford, Georgia ($202 ), and a write-down of a majority of the remaining book value of leasehold improvements associated with the leased facility ($415). At December 31, 2013, $45 of the employee severance and termination benefits charge and $194 of the lease payments associated with the reduced utilization of the leased facility in Buford, Georgia remained unpaid. In the second quarter of 2014, OmniMetrix adjusted its estimated exit costs for its leased facility in Buford, Georgia and increased the provision by $96. The following table presents activity during the six months ended June 30, 2014 related to OmniMetrix's restructuring:
|  | Employee severance and termination benefits |  | Facilities |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 239 |
Adjustments |  | — |  |  | 96 |  |  | 96 |
Cash payments |  | (45 | ) |  | (18 | ) |  | (63 | )
Balance at June 30, 2014 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 272 |
The total remaining accrued restructuring balance of $272 is expected to be paid in full by December 31, 2019 and is included in Other current liabilities ($45) and Other liabilities ($227) in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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