eOne Music Sale

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2021

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

On April 25, 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell eOne Music for an aggregate sales price of $385.0 million, subject to certain closing adjustments related to working capital and net debt.

On June 29, 2021, the Company completed the sale of eOne Music for net proceeds of $397.0 million, including the sales price of $385.0 million and $12.0 million of closing adjustments related to working capital and net debt calculations. The final proceeds were subject to further adjustment upon completion of closing working capital, which resulted in a net outflow of $0.9 million. The Company acquired eOne Music through its acquisition of eOne in December 2019. Based on the value of the net assets held by eOne Music, which included goodwill and intangible assets allocated to eOne Music as part of the eOne acquisition, the Company recorded a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $108.8 million within Loss on Disposal of Business on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 26, 2021. The Company also recorded pre-tax cash transaction expenses of $9.5 million within Selling, Distribution and Administration expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the second quarter of 2021. The impairment charge was recorded within the Entertainment segment and the transaction costs were recorded within the Corporate and Other segment.

The operations of eOne Music did not meet the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08 (ASU 2014-08) Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360) - Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity and eOne Music did not represent an individually significant component of the Company’s business. Income from operations before income taxes, attributable to eOne Music, was recorded to the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations, within the Entertainment segment through the sale transaction closing date. Assets of $473.5 million and liabilities of $77.3 million, attributable to eOne Music, were de-consolidated as of the closing date and, as of December 26, 2021, there are no remaining carrying amounts in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents the carrying amounts of the major classes of eOne Music assets and liabilities sold on June 29, 2021 and reflects final working capital adjustments.


(In millions)	December 26, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	18.2
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	410.3
Prepaid Expenses	31.0
Other Assets	14.0
Total Assets	473.5

Accrued Liabilities	24.4
Deferred Taxes	36.9
Other Liabilities	16.0
Total Liabilities	$	77.3