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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

(8) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Cosmeceutical and Toiletry Business

On July 25, 2000, we completed the sale of certain technology rights for our cosmeceutical and toiletry business to RP Scherer Corporation (RP Scherer), a subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement with RP Scherer, we guaranteed a minimum gross profit percentage on RP Scherer’s combined sales of products to Ortho Neutrogena (Ortho) and Dermik Laboratories, Inc. (Dermik) (Gross Profit Guaranty). The guaranty period initially commenced on July 1, 2000 and was to end on the earlier of July 1, 2010 or the end of two consecutive guaranty periods where the combined gross profit on sales to Ortho and Dermik equals or exceeds the guaranteed gross profit (the “two period test”). The Gross Profit Guaranty expense totaled $944,000 for the first seven guaranty years and in those years profits did not meet the two period test. Effective March 2007, in conjunction with a sale of assets by RP Scherer’s successor company to an Amcol International subsidiary (Amcol), a new agreement was signed between us and Amcol to provide continuity of product supply to Ortho and Dermik. This new agreement potentially extends the Gross Profit Guaranty period an additional three years to July 1, 2013, unless it is terminated earlier with the two period test. Amcol has indicated that its costs differ from those it charged historically to the RP Scherer successor company to produce the products. We have requested documentation from Amcol to substantiate actual costs. Until we receive confirmation of these figures, we have accrued at the full amount Amcol represents it is currently owed. As there is no minimum amount of Gross Profit Guaranty due, no accrual for the guaranty is estimable for future years. A liability of $0.9 million related to the current amount due under gross profit guarantees is recorded as accrued disposition costs as of June 30, 2011.

The cosmeceutical and toiletry business is reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the accompanying Condensed Statements of Operations.

 

Loss from discontinued operations represents primarily the loss attributable to changes in estimates of our cosmeceutical and toiletry business that was sold to RP Scherer on July 25, 2000, as follows (in thousands):

 

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
June 30,  June 30,  
   2011  2010  2011  2010
Cosmeceutical and Toiletry Business                    
Change in estimates for gross profit guarantees  $(129)  $112   $(232)  $(12)

 

There was no material basic and diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.