DISPOSITION - WATER OPERATIONS

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Water Operations

Dispositions

DISPOSITION

(18)  In May 2014, the Company closed the sale of the stock and certain assets of the entities that compose the Company’s Wateroperations to FIMI Opportunity Funds.  At April 30, 2014, the total assets of $85 million and liabilities of $50 million were classified as held for sale in the consolidated financial statements, which consisted of $57 million of trade receivables, $10 million of other receivables, $49 million of inventories, $5 million of other assets less a $36 million asset impairment.  The related liabilities held for sale consisted of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $47 million and retirement benefits and other liabilities of $3 million.

The total amount of proceeds from the sale was approximately $35 million with a loss of $10 million, pretax and after-tax, in addition to the impairment discussed below.  The Company provided certain business services for a fee during a transition period.

In the second quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a non-cash charge in other operating expenses of $36 million pretax or $4 million after-tax for an impairment to write the Water operations down to fair value less costs to sell.  The tax benefits recognized from the sale resulted primarily from a change in valuation allowances of the Water operations.  These operations were included in the Company’s agriculture and turf segment.