DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Aggregate Financial Results of Discontinued Operations

The aggregate financial results of all discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	September 30,					September 30,
	2016		2015			2016		2015
Net sales	$	—	$	727		$	—	$	58,011
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes (1)	—		(872		)	—		(40,831		)
Income tax benefit / (expense)	—		(1,231		)	—		7,725
Loss on sale of businesses (2)	—		(2,155		)	—		(12,768		)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	(4,258	)	$	—	$	(45,874	)

⁽¹⁾ Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes includes approximately $41 million of held for sale impairment expense recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

⁽²⁾ Net of tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 of $3.0 million, respectively.