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fiscal 2010, we paid $8 million in cash related to restructuring actions taken in fiscal 2010 and previous years. 

In fiscal 2009, we recorded restructuring, impairment, and other exit costs pursuant to approved plans as follows: 

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In fiscal 2009, due to declining financial results, we approved the restructuring of our International segment’s business in Brazil. We discontinued the production and marketing of Forno De Minas cheese bread and Frescarini pasta brands in Brazil and closed our Contagem, Brazil manufacturing facility. These actions affected 556 employees in our Brazilian operations. Our other product lines in Brazil were not affected by the decision. As a result of this decision, we incurred a charge of $16.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, consisting primarily of $5.3 million of employee severance, a $10.2 million noncash impairment charge to write down assets to their net realizable value, and $1.3 million of other costs associated with this restructuring action. This restructuring action was completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. 

In fiscal 2009, due to declining net sales and to improve manufacturing capacity for other product lines, we decided to exit our U.S. Retail segment’s Perfect Portions refrigerated biscuits product line at our manufacturing facility in Murfreesboro, Ten- nessee. We recorded an $8.0 million noncash impairment charge against long lived assets used for this product line and $0.3 million of other costs associated with this restructuring action. Our other product lines at Murfreesboro were not affected by the decision, and no employees were affected by this action, which was completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. 

In fiscal 2009, we also incurred $16.5 million of incremental plant closure expenses related to previously announced restructuring activities, including $10.3 million for the remainder of our lease obligation at our previously closed facility in Trenton, Ontario. 

In fiscal 2008, we recorded restructuring, impairment, and other exit costs pursuant to approved plans as follows: 

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The roll forward of our restructuring and other exit cost reserves, included in other current liabilities, is as follows: 

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The charges recognized in the roll forward of our reserves for restructuring and other exit costs do not include items charged directly to expense (e.g., asset impairment charges, the gain or loss on the sale of restructured assets, and the write-off of spare parts) and other periodic exit costs recognized as incurred, as those items are not reflected in our restructuring and other exit cost reserves on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

