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Business Divestitures
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Business Divestitures and Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale BUSINESS DIVESTITURES AND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE
Divestiture of the Cosmetic Ingredients Business
During the third quarter of 2023, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement to sell its Cosmetic Ingredients business, which was a part of the Scent segment. The Company completed the divestiture on April 2, 2024, and received cash proceeds of approximately $841 million. The sale consideration is subject to certain post-closing adjustments, which is primarily related to cash, indebtedness and working capital balances.
The following table summarizes the fair value of sale consideration received in connection with the business divestiture:
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Cash proceeds from the buyer$841 
Direct costs to sell(10)
Fair value of sale consideration$831 
The net proceeds received from the business divestiture presented under Cash flows from investing activities represent the cash portion of the sale consideration, which was determined as the fair value of sale consideration adjusted by the cash transferred to the buyer as part of the transaction. Amounts paid for direct costs to sell are presented under Cash flows from operating activities. The following table summarizes the different components of net proceeds received from business divestiture presented under Cash flows from investing activities:
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Cash proceeds from the buyer$841 
Cash transferred to the buyer(32)
Net Cash flows from investing activities$809 
The carrying amount of net assets associated with the business unit, adjusted for currency translation adjustment, was approximately $466 million. The major classes of assets and liabilities sold consisted of the following:
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)April 2, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$32 
Trade receivables, net18 
Inventories17 
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill271 
Other intangible assets, net144 
Operating lease right-of-use assets10 
Other assets11 
Total assets510 
Liabilities
Accounts payable$(5)
Deferred tax liability(25)
Other liabilities(18)
Total liabilities(48)
Equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income - currency translation adjustment
Total equity
Carrying value of net asset (adjusted for currency translation adjustment)$466 
As a result of the business divestiture, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of approximately $365 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, presented in (Gains) losses on business disposals on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The total income tax expense/(benefit) recognized was approximately $34 million, with approximately $(7) million that was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Divestiture of a Portion of the Savory Solutions Business
The Company completed the divestiture of a Portion of the Savory Solutions business on May 31, 2023, and received net cash proceeds of approximately $821 million. In addition, a receivable of approximately $37 million was recorded which reflected the remaining sale consideration that was received in January 2024.
As a result of the divestiture, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of approximately $10 million presented in (Gains) losses on business disposals on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. There was a true-up settlement of $7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, resulting in a cumulative pre-tax loss of approximately $3 million. The Company also recognized the income tax effects associated with the transaction of approximately $7 million based on estimates as of June 30, 2023.
Liquidation of a Business in Russia
As part of the liquidation of a business in Russia for the sale of the portion of the Savory Solutions business, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of approximately $10 million presented in the (Gains) losses on business disposals, and tax benefits of approximately $2 million presented in Provision for income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale
Pharma Solutions
During the first quarter of 2024, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement to sell its Pharma Solutions business, that is primarily made up of most businesses within the Company's existing Pharma Solutions reportable operating segment as well as certain adjacent businesses (the "Pharma Solutions disposal group"). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.
The sale does not constitute a strategic shift of the Company’s operations and does not, and will not, have major effects on the Company’s operations and financial results. Therefore, the transaction does not meet the discontinued operations criteria.
The Company determined that the assets and liabilities of the Pharma Solutions disposal group met the criteria to be presented as “held for sale” during the second quarter of 2024. As a result, as of June 30, 2024, such assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying value is subject to change based on developments leading up to the closing date.
The classification of the Pharma Solutions disposal group as held for sale was considered an event or change in circumstance which required an assessment of the existing Pharma Solutions reporting unit. The Company performed a pre-classification goodwill impairment test and determined that the fair value of the Pharma Solutions reporting unit exceeded the carrying value.
The Company engaged an independent third party to determine the fair value of the assets held for sale as of May 1, 2024, based upon the sale price including earn outs expected to be received from the buyer. The fair value of the earn out was based on a Monte Carlo simulation. Goodwill was allocated to the Pharma Solutions disposal group based upon the relative fair value of the businesses included in the disposal group compared to the reporting units to which the businesses relate. The Company then performed a post-classification goodwill impairment test and determined that the fair value was less than the carrying value of the Pharma Solutions disposal group. As such, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $64 million.
The Company also performed a goodwill impairment test of the remaining businesses in the Pharma Solutions reporting unit that were not classified as held for sale and determined that the fair value exceeded the carrying value.
The Company engaged an independent third-party to determine an updated fair value of the Pharma Solutions disposal group as of June 30, 2024. The Company determined that the fair value of $2,686 million (fair value of $2,717 million less estimated costs to sell of $31 million) of the Pharma Solutions disposal group was less than the carrying value. As such, the Company recorded a loss of $282 million in the second quarter of 2024 to adjust the carrying value of the disposal group to its fair value less cost to sell. The Company recorded the loss on classification of held for sale as a valuation allowance on the group of assets held for sale, without allocation to the individual assets or major classes of assets within the group. Due to the nature of estimates, the carrying value is subject to change based on developments leading up to the closing date, and the actual amounts realized upon sale may differ from amounts recognized as of June 30, 2024. Any difference will be recognized as a gain or loss in future financial statements.
The Company recognized income tax benefits of $56 million related to loss on assets classified as held for sale for the Pharma Solutions disposal group.

In addition, pursuant to the terms agreed under the 2026 Term Loan Facility, a portion of the net cash proceeds received from the sale of the Pharma Solutions disposal group, when and if completed, must be used to repay our borrowings under the 2026 Term Loan Facility. Therefore, the Company reclassified the 2026 Term Loan Facility balance from "Long-term debt" to "Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt" (see Note 13).
As of December 31, 2023, the assets and liabilities of the Cosmetic Ingredients business met the criteria to be presented as "held for sale". The Company completed the divestiture on April 2, 2024 and therefore the assets and liabilities of the Cosmetic Ingredients business are not included in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024.
Included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are the following carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities held for sale:
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)June 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$$26 
Trade receivables, net170 15 
Inventories260 18 
Property, plant and equipment, net358 
Goodwill(1)
1,163 276 
Other intangible assets, net1,056 146 
Operating lease right-of-use assets13 
Other assets74 
Less: Loss recognized on assets held-for-sale(2)
(282)— 
Total assets held-for-sale$2,815 $506 
Liabilities
Accounts payable$74 $
Deferred tax liability61 24 
Other liabilities96 18 
Total liabilities held-for-sale$231 $46 
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(1)The goodwill balance in assets held for sale for the Pharma Solutions disposal group as of June 30, 2024, is presented net of $64 million of goodwill impairment.
(2)Includes the impact of $102 million, primarily related to loss on foreign currency translation, expected to be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss upon close of the sale.