Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

NOTE 3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Astora

The operating results of the Company’s Astora business, which the Board of Directors resolved to wind-down in 2016, are reported as Discontinued operations, net of tax in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.

The following table provides the operating results of Astora Discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	(5,961	)	$	(7,751	)
Income tax benefit	$	—		$	—
Discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(5,961	)	$	(7,751	)

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes includes Litigation-related and other contingencies, net, mesh-related legal defense costs and certain other items.

The cash flows from discontinued operating activities related to Astora included the impact of net losses of $6.0 million and $7.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and the impact of cash activity related to vaginal mesh cases. There were no material net cash flows related to Astora discontinued investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. There was no depreciation or amortization during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018 related to Astora.