STAPLES INC | 2013 | FY | 3


Divestitures

On October 5, 2013, the Company completed the sale of PSD, a former component of the Company's International Operations segment, which operated in five countries in Europe and focused on the sale, rental and servicing of printing machinery. The Company recognized a preliminary loss on disposal of $80.9 million in the third quarter of 2013, which was included in Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in the consolidated statements of income, and which is subject to a working capital adjustment, which has not yet been finalized. The loss reflects an insignificant amount of curtailment and settlement gains and losses associated with the defined benefit pension plans related to PSD.

The following table details PSD's results of operations for 2013, 2012 and 2011, which have been reported in discontinued operations (in thousands):
 
 
35 Weeks Ended
 
53 Weeks Ended
 
52 Weeks Ended
 
 
October 5, 2013
 
February 2, 2013
 
January 28, 2012
Sales
 
$
199,224

 
$
291,428

 
$
357,440

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring Charges
 

 
20,064

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes (including loss on disposal of $80.9 million in 2013)
 
(88,301
)
 
(51,074
)
 
(5,503
)
Income tax benefit
 
(1,366
)
 
(1,096
)
 
(1,939
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
 
$
(86,935
)
 
$
(49,978
)
 
$
(3,564
)

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company classified certain assets and liabilities of one of its business units as a disposal group and accounted for the group as held-for-sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of February 1, 2014. The results of operations for this business unit have not been material to the Company's consolidated results of operations nor to its segment reporting, and therefore this business has not been presented as a discontinued operation in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Given the Company expects to complete the sale within one year, the Company has presented the assets and liabilities of this disposal group within Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheet. The following table shows the carrying amounts of the major classes of the assets and liabilities included in the disposal group held for sale as of February 1, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
February 1, 2014
ASSETS
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
7,868

Receivables, net
 
3,375

Merchandise inventories, net
 
6,123

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
1,398

Goodwill
 
11,163

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
 
743

Property and equipment, net
 
4,058

Total assets
 
$
34,728

 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
815

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
883

Other long-term obligations
 
50

Total liabilities
 
$
1,748


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