Sale of Energy, Chemicals and Resources ("ECR") Business

3 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2021

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Sale of Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) Business

Sale of Energy, Chemicals and Resources ("ECR") Business

On April 26, 2019, Jacobs completed the sale of its ECR business to Worley for a purchase price of $3.4 billion consisting of (i) $2.8 billion in cash plus (ii) 58.2 million ordinary shares of Worley, subject to adjustments for changes in working capital and certain other items (the “ECR sale”).

Discontinued Operations

As a result of the ECR sale, substantially all ECR-related assets and liabilities were sold (the "Disposal Group"). We determined that the Disposal Group should be reported as discontinued operations in accordance with ASC 210-05, Discontinued Operations because their disposal represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results. As such, the financial results of the ECR business are reflected in our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Additionally, assets and liabilities of the ECR business were reflected as held-for-sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets through December 27, 2019. As of the fiscal year ended October 2, 2020, all of the ECR business to be sold under the terms of the ECR sale had been conveyed to Worley and as such, no amounts remain held for sale.

Summarized Financial Information of Discontinued Operations

The following table represents earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended
	January 1, 2021		December 27, 2019
Revenues	$	—	$	7,099
Direct cost of contracts	—		(4,692)
Gross profit	—		2,407
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(19)		47,159
Operating (Loss) Profit	(19)		49,566
Gain on sale of ECR business	—		61,943
Other (expense) income, net	—		1
Earnings Before Taxes from Discontinued Operations	(19)		111,510
Income Tax Expense	5		(33,923)
Net Earnings of the Group from Discontinued Operations	$	(14)	$	77,587

For the three months ended December 27, 2019, selling, general and administrative expenses included an offsetting insurance recovery of $50.0 million recorded in connection with a legal matter. The gain on sale of the ECR business of $61.9 million for the three months ended December 27, 2019, primarily included additional income for the release of a deferred gain upon achievement of the IT Migration Date described below in connection with the delivery to Worley of certain IT application and hardware assets related to the ECR business, as well as adjustments to the purchase price for working capital and certain other items in connection with the ECR sale.

The Company expects to finalize the remaining purchase price adjustments in connection with the ECR sale before the end of fiscal 2021.

Gain on Sale and Deferred Gain

As a result of the ECR sale, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of approximately $1.0 billion, $935.1 million of which was recognized in fiscal 2019, $110.2 million for the year ended October 2, 2020 and $— million for the three months ended January 1, 2021.

Upon closing the ECR sale, the Company retained a noncontrolling interest (with significant influence) in People & Places Solutions ("P&PS")-related activities in one international legal entity acquired by Worley. The fair value of the Company’s retained interest in the net assets and liabilities of this entity was estimated at $33.0 million and recorded at closing. For another international legal entity, the closing and transfer of ECR-related assets to Worley were set to occur at a future date. At the time of the ECR sale, the Company allocated proceeds received to these deferred closing items on a relative fair value basis and recognized a deferred gain of $34.4 million. During the second fiscal quarter of 2020, the delayed transfer of the ECR-related assets and liabilities of these two international entities occurred, and as a result, previously deferred gain amounts were recognized.

In addition to consideration received for the sale of the business, the proceeds received included advanced consideration for the Company to deliver IT application and related hardware assets at a future date (“IT Migration Date”) to Worley upon completion of the interim transition services, described further below. This deliverable of IT assets was considered to be a separate element of the ECR business sale transaction, and accordingly, we allocated a portion of the proceeds received of $95.3 million on a relative fair value basis to this separate deliverable and recognized deferred income. Upon completion and acceptance of this deliverable by Worley in December 2019, the deferred proceeds were recognized in income, along with expenses associated with any costs incurred and deferred by the Company for this deliverable.

Investment in Worley Stock

As discussed above, subsequent to the ECR sale, the Company holds 51.4 million in ordinary shares of Worley. Dividend income and unrealized gains and losses on changes in fair value of Worley shares are recognized in miscellaneous income (expense), net in continuing operations. The Company's investment in Worley is measured at fair value through net income as it is an equity investment with a readily determinable fair value based on quoted market prices and is $455.2 million at January 1, 2021 and $347.5 million at October 2, 2020. For the three months ended January 1, 2021 and December 27, 2019, the Company recognized a gain of $107.7 million and $105.3 million, respectively, associated with share price and currency changes on this investment. Quoted market prices are available for these securities in an active market and therefore categorized as a Level 1 input.

Transition Service Agreement

Upon closing of the ECR sale, the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the "TSA") with Worley pursuant to which the Company, on an interim basis, provided various services to Worley, including executive consultation, corporate, information technology, and project services. The initial term of the TSA began immediately following closing of the ECR sale on April 26, 2019 and expired in April 2020, although the parties mutually agreed to extend certain of the services for additional time periods beyond the initial term. Pursuant to the terms of the TSA, the Company received payments for the interim services which approximate costs incurred to perform the services. The Company has recognized costs recorded in SG&A expense incurred to perform the TSA, offset by $0.2 million and $12.0 million in TSA related income for such services that is reported in miscellaneous income (expense) for the three months ended January 1, 2021 and December 27, 2019, respectively, before inclusion of certain incremental outside service support costs agreed to be shared equally by the parties