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Divestitures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Divestitures

Note 3 Divestitures

Sale of North American foam trays and absorbent pads business

On April 1, 2015, we completed the sale of our North American foam trays and absorbent pads business to NOVIPAX, a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings LLC, for net proceeds of $76 million, net of certain purchase price adjustments of $6 million and subject to final purchase price adjustment. In 2015, we recorded a $27 million pre-tax gain on the sale of business which was reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.  There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 or March 31, 2015 due to this disposition.

The decision to sell this business was consistent with the Company's overall strategy to focus on innovation and differentiation in its portfolio of products within the flexible packaging industry. The sale included our manufacturing facilities in Paxinos and Reading, PA, Indianapolis, IN, Rockingham, NC, and Grenada, MS.

The North American foam trays and absorbent pads business was part of the Company’s Food Care division.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the North American foam trays and absorbent pads businesses contributed approximately $53 million of net sales and $10 million of earnings before income taxes, which excludes certain allocated costs, including corporate support services, for which the Company would normally include in measuring its performance.

Sale of European food trays business

On November 1, 2015, we completed the sale of our European food trays business to Faerch Plast A/S, a European food packaging solutions provider, for net proceeds at that time of €18 million euros or approximately $19 million, net of certain purchase price adjustments of €2 million euros or approximately $2 million and subject to final purchase price adjustments. The net proceeds excluded contingent consideration which will be received if certain performance targets are met. This transaction follows the sale of our North American foam trays and absorbent pads business in April 2015 and is aligned with our continued commitment to a disciplined approach to portfolio management strategy. The European sale included the manufacturing facilities in Poole, UK and Bunol, Spain.

In the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 we recorded an additional $2 million pre-tax loss on the sale of business primarily due to a reduction in the net proceeds that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  This resulted in cumulative net proceeds of €16 million euros or approximately $17 million which is still subject to final purchase price adjustments.

The European food trays business was part of the Company’s Food Care division.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the European food trays business contributed approximately $14 million of net sales and $2 million of earnings from continuing operations before income tax provision, respectively, which excludes certain allocated costs, including corporate support services for which the Company would normally include in measuring its performance.