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ACQUISITIONS, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND FORMATION OF SHANGHAI ELECTRIC JV (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
ACQUISITIONS, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND FORMATION OF SHANGHAI ELECTRIC JV |
Schedule of businesses sold showing quarter discontinued and quarter sold |
Business |  | Quarter Discontinued |  | Quarter of Sale or Termination of Operations |
SPX Kayex (“Kayex”) |  | Q1 2013 |  | Q1 2013 |
TPS Tianyu Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Tianyu”) |  | Q4 2012 |  | Q4 2012 |
Weil-McLain (Shandong) Cast-Iron-Boiler Co., Ltd. (“Weil-McLain Shandong”) |  | Q4 2012 |  | Q4 2012 |
SPX Service Solutions (“Service Solutions”) |  | Q1 2012 |  | Q4 2012 |
Schedule of income (loss) from discontinued operations and related income taxes |
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 30, |  | March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  | $ | (6.0 | ) | $ | 7.0 |
Income tax provision |  | (1.4 | ) | (2.5 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | $ | (7.4 | ) | $ | 4.5 |
Schedule of results of operations of businesses reported as discontinued operations |
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 30, |  | March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Revenues |  | $ | 4.2 |  | $ | 237.9 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | (3.5 | ) | 7.5 |

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