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NOTE 2 - PROVISION FOR BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
NOTE 2 - PROVISION FOR BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING | During 2012 and 2013, we took restructuring actions to reduce our excess office space and eliminate certain job positions. These actions resulted in restructuring costs of $1,183,000 in 2013. A true up of estimates resulted in a $13,000 charge during the first quarter of 2014. The restructure changes allow us to have the flexibility to add other critical positions or change fixed to variable costs through outsourcing. These actions have been fully implemented. At December 31, 2014, the remaining portion of the reserve expected to be paid over the next twelve months is $113,000, and the long term portion is $75,000 and relates to the lease abandonment payments that are scheduled out to August 2016. An analysis of the restructuring is as follows:
| Reserve Balance Dec. 31, 2012 | 2013 Expense | 2013 Payments/ Write-Offs | Reserve Balance Dec. 31, 2013 | 2014 Expense | 2014 Payments/ Write-Offs | Reserve Balance Dec. 31, 2014
(in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Downsizing US operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee severance | $0 | $457 | $227 | $230 | ($16) | $214 | $0
Other costs | - | 273 | 33 | 240 | 25 | 94 | 171
Downsizing foreign operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee severance | 25 | 405 | 58 | 372 | 16 | 371 | 17
Other costs | - | 48 | 17 | 31 | (12) | 19 | -
Total | $25 | $1,183 | $335 | $873 | $13 | $698 | $188

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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 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 4: 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 + Details
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