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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Sale of PBM Services

On August 27, 2015, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the Company’s PBM Services segment (as defined above, the “PBM Business”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 9, 2015 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, BioScrip PBM Services, LLC and ProCare Pharmacy Benefit Manager Inc. (the “PBM Buyer”).

The operating results included in discontinued operations of the PBM Business for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue
$

 
$

 
$
44,375

Gross profit
$

 
$

 
$
9,763

Other operating expenses

 
1,015

 
5,444

Bad debt expense

 

 
(45
)
(Loss) income from operations

 
(1,015
)
 
4,364

Gain on sale before income taxes

 

 
(11,424
)
Financial advisory fee and legal expenses

 
614

 
1,731

Other income and (expenses), net
(893
)
 
4,922

 
928

(Loss) income before income taxes
(893
)
 
(6,551
)
 
13,129

Income tax expense

 

 
206

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$
(893
)
 
$
(6,551
)
 
$
12,923



Sale of Home Health Business

On March 31, 2014, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the Company’s Home Health Services segment (the “Home Health Business”) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February 1, 2014 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”).

The operating results included in discontinued operations of the Home Health Business for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue
$

 
$

 
$

Gross profit
$

 
$

 
$

Other operating expenses

 

 
417

Loss from operations

 

 
(417
)
Financial advisor fee and legal expenses

 
(44
)
 

Other costs and expenses

 
(118
)
 
861

Income (loss) before income taxes

 
162

 
(1,278
)
Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$

 
$
162

 
$
(1,278
)


Pharmacy Services Asset Sale

On February 1, 2012, the Company entered into a Community Pharmacy and Mail Business Purchase Agreement by and among Walgreen Co. and certain subsidiaries and the Company and certain subsidiaries (collectively, the “Sellers”) with respect to the sale of certain assets, rights and properties relating to the Sellers’ traditional and specialty pharmacy mail operations and community retail pharmacy stores.

The operating results included in discontinued operations of the divested traditional and specialty pharmacy mail operations and community pharmacies for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue
$

 
$

 
$

 Gross profit
$

 
$

 
$

Other operating expenses

 
185

 
4,485

 Legal fees and settlement expense

 
2

 
1,312

Other expense, including gain on sale

 
17

 
1,157

 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$

 
$
(204
)
 
$
(6,954
)


On December 28, 2016, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Sellers alleging that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries breached certain non-compete provisions contained in the Community Pharmacy and Mail Business Purchase Agreement, an arbitrator awarded Walgreens $5.8 million in damages constituting approximately 3.0% of the total sales Walgreens claimed were made in violation of the agreement. The Company filed a motion to vacate the arbitration award but on July 19, 2017, the Court confirmed the arbitration award. Following that decision, the parties entered into a global settlement of all disputes related to the non-compete provisions and the lawsuit was dismissed. The Company paid the settlement amount in August 2017.