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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Summary of Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities Reclassified to Held for Sale | Summarized operating results and cash flows of the Discontinued Operations are presented in the following table:
For the years ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Revenues | $ | — |  | $ | 542,979 |  | $ | 1,674,602 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | — |  | — |  | (60,378) |
Share-based compensation expense | — |  | (1,277) |  | (3,050) |
Other direct costs | — |  | (433,127) |  | (1,313,258) |
Loss on impairment of assets | — |  | (1,268) |  | (438,258) |
Other non-operating expense | — |  | (22,288) |  | (68,553) |
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before taxes, net | 7,752 |  | 636,172 |  | 25,048 |
Pretax income (loss) of discontinued operations | 7,752 |  | 721,191 |  | (183,847) |
Income tax benefit (expense) | 508 |  | (234,326) |  | (114,257) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | 8,260 |  | $ | 486,865 |  | $ | (298,104) |
Operating cash flows of discontinued operations | $ | — |  | $ | 39,544 |  | $ | 288,271 |
Investing cash flows of discontinued operations | $ | — |  | $ | (11,161) |  | $ | (48,428) |
Financing cash flows of discontinued operations | $ | — |  | $ | (18,054) |  | $ | (969) |
The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2021 are presented in the following table:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021
Assets of Discontinued Operations |  |
Operating lease assets | $ | — |  | $ | 6,164 |
Total assets held for sale | $ | — |  | $ | 6,164 |
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations |  |
Operating leases, including current portion | $ | — |  | $ | 10,849 |
Total liabilities held for sale | $ | — |  | $ | 10,849 |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Schedule of Asset Impairment | As a result of the impairment test, the Company determined that the carrying value of the Chile asset group exceeded its fair value by approximately $418,000 and recorded an impairment charge in that amount during the second quarter of 2020, as follows:
Goodwill and tradenames |  | $ | 238,400 |
Land and buildings |  | 80,600 |
Other long-lived assets |  | 36,500 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |  | 62,500 |
Total Chile impairment |  | $ | 418,000 |

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