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Note 10 - Other Operating Expense (Income), Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
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NOTE 10:  OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE (INCOME), NET

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Expense (income):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset impairments (1) (2) (3)

 

$

20

 

 

$

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

25

 

Prosper asset remeasurement (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

Legal settlements (5) (6)

 

 

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

Gain on sale of assets (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(7

)

Total

 

$

20

 

 

$

(6

)

 

$

32

 

 

$

2

 

 

 

(1)

In the third quarter of 2017, due to canceling its copper mesh touch screen program, Kodak concluded that the carrying value of property, plant and equipment (PP&E) and intangible assets associated with those operations exceeded their fair value. Kodak recorded pre-tax impairment charges in the three months ended September 30, 2017 of $8 million related to the PP&E and $12 million for the intangible assets

 

(2)

In the first quarter of 2016, due to the exit of its position in silver metal mesh touch screen development, Kodak concluded that the carrying value of PP&E associated with those operations exceeded their fair value and recorded pre-tax impairment charges of $12 million.  Kodak also wrote off related intangible assets with a gross carrying amount of $14 million and accumulated amortization of $6 million and recorded an impairment charge of $8 million.

 

(3)

In the first quarter of 2016, Kodak concluded the carrying value of the Kodak trade name exceeded its fair value and recorded an impairment charge of $5 million related to the Kodak trade name.

 

(4)

In the first quarter of 2017, Kodak reduced the carrying value of Prosper fixed assets ($8 million) and intangible assets ($4 million) to the amount that would have been recorded had the Prosper assets been continuously classified as held and used. Refer to Note 21, “Discontinued Operations’. 

 

(5)

In the third quarter of 2016, Kodak settled a legal contingency and reduced the associated reserve by $6 million.

 

(6)

In the first quarter of 2016, Kodak received $10 million representing net litigation proceeds from DuPont.  

 

(7)

On June 30, 2016, Kodak sold certain assets of its brand protection business to eApeiron Solutions Inc. in exchange for cash consideration of approximately $6 million and an equity investment of 19.9%.  Kodak is accounting for this investment under the equity method of accounting.  Kodak recognized a gain of approximately $7 million on this transaction.