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Disposal of Long-Lived Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Sale of Property [Abstract] |
Sale of Property | Note 11 – Disposal of Long-Lived Assets On August 9, 2013, the Company sold certain of its plastic fittings manufacturing assets located in Portage, Michigan and Ft. Pierce, Florida. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a lease agreement with the purchaser of the assets to continue to manufacture and distribute Schedule 40 plastic fittings utilizing the Ft. Pierce assets for a period of approximately eight to 14 months (Transition Period). The total sales price was $66.2 million, of which $61.2 million was received on August 9, 2013; the remaining $5.0 million will be received at the end of the Transition Period. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $39.8 million in the third quarter of 2013, or 81 cents per diluted share after tax. The net book value of assets disposed was $15.9 million. For goodwill testing purposes, these assets were part of the SPD reporting unit which is a component of the Company’s Plumbing & Refrigeration operating segment. Because these assets met the definition of a business in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, $10.5 million of the SPD reporting unit’s goodwill balance was allocated to the disposal group. The amount of goodwill allocated was based on the relative fair values of the asset group which was disposed and the portion of the SPD reporting unit which was retained. The Company will continue to manufacture and supply plastic drain, waste, and vent (“DWV”) fittings. The Company extended its third party supply agreement to complement its product offering with purchased products the Company does not competitively manufacture with its remaining assets. This supply agreement was originally entered into after the majority of the Company’s plastic manufacturing assets were destroyed in the 2011 fire at its Wynne, Arkansas facility. The extended supply agreement has an initial five-year term. With the decision to cease the Company’s manufacturing operations in Portage, there was an evaluation of the remaining long-lived assets for impairment, and it was determined that the carrying value of the land and building were no longer recoverable. An impairment charge of $3.2 million was recognized during the third quarter of 2013 to adjust the carrying value of the land and building to their estimated fair value. The fair value estimate was determined by obtaining and evaluating recent sales data for similar assets (Level 2 hierarchy as defined by ASC 820).

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