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Divestiture | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Divestiture [Abstract] |
Divestiture | 15. Divestiture In 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized management to explore strategic alternatives for a facility and certain related business lines within the Flavors & Fragrances segment in Strasbourg, France. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has recorded assets held for sale of inventory and other assets of $14.8 million and $1.5 million of liabilities held for sale related to the sale. In addition, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $10.8 million during 2016, in selling and administrative expense, reducing the carrying value of the long-lived assets for this facility to zero. An estimate of the fair value of this business less cost to sell was determined to be lower than its carrying value. The difference between the fair value and its carrying value exceeded the existing net book value of the long-lived assets. In addition, the Company incurred $0.7 million of outside professional fees and other related costs as a result of the then anticipated divestiture. On January 6, 2017, the Company completed the sale of this facility and certain related business lines for approximately $12.5 million. As a result, in the Company’s first quarter 2017 consolidated condensed financial statements, the Company will recognize an additional non-cash loss of approximately $6 million.

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