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Acquisitions and Dispositions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Dispositions

3. Dispositions

 

Newton County Loan & Savings, FSB (“NCLS”)

 

On November 30, 2011, we completed the liquidation of NCLS, a federally regulated savings bank located in Indiana, which did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

Discontinued Investment Management Operations

 

On January 4, 2010, we closed on the stock sale of our subsidiary Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. (“Delaware”), which provided investment products and services to individuals and institutions, to Macquarie Bank Limited.

 

In addition, certain of our subsidiaries, including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (“LNL”), our primary insurance subsidiary, entered into investment advisory agreements with Delaware, pursuant to which Delaware will continue to manage the majority of the general account insurance assets of the subsidiaries. The investment advisory agreements have 10-year terms, and we may terminate them without cause, subject to a purchase price adjustment of up to $58 million, the amount of which is dependent on the timing of any termination and which agreements are terminated.  The amount of the potential adjustment will decline on a pro rata basis over the 10-year term of the advisory agreements.

 

We reclassified the results of operations of Delaware into income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of federal income taxes, for all periods presented on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), and selected amounts (in millions) were as follows:

          For the Years Ended December 31,
          2012  2011  2010
Revenues          
Gain (loss) on sale of business$ -  $ -  $ 4
 Total revenues$ -  $ -  $ 4
                    
Discontinued Operations Before Disposal          
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before disposal,          
 before federal income taxes$ -  $ -  $ (13)
Federal income tax expense (benefit)  -    -    (2)
  Income (loss) from discontinued operations before disposal  -    -    (11)
                    
Disposal          
Gain (loss) on disposal, before federal income taxes$ (1)  $ (3)  $ 37
Federal income tax expense (benefit)  (28)    5    13
  Gain (loss) on disposal  27    (8)    24
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations$ 27  $ (8)  $ 13

The income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2012, related to the release of reserves associated with prior tax years that were closed out during the year and a purchase price adjustment associated with the termination of a portion of the investment advisory agreement with Delaware. The loss from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2011, related to an unfavorable tax return true-up from the prior year. The income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, included final cash received toward the purchase price for certain institutional taxable fixed income business sold during the fourth quarter 2007, and also reflected stock compensation expense attributable to the acceleration of vesting of equity awards for certain Delaware employees upon the sale of Delaware.

 

Discontinued Lincoln UK Operations

 

On October 1, 2009, we closed on the stock sale of Lincoln National (UK) plc (“Lincoln UK”), our subsidiary, which focused primarily on providing life and retirement income products in the United Kingdom to SLF of Canada UK Limited, and we retained Lincoln UK's pension plan assets and liabilities.

 

We have reclassified the results of operations of Lincoln UK into income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of federal income taxes, for all periods presented on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), and selected amounts (in millions) as of December 31, 2010, were as follows:

 

Disposal  
Gain (loss) on disposal, before federal income taxes$ 29
Federal income tax expense (benefit)  13
  Gain (loss) on disposal  16
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations$ 16

The income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, related to an unfavorable tax return true-up from the prior year, partially offset by the estimated transaction cost being lower than anticipated. In addition, the income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, included additional consideration received attributable to a post-closing adjustment of the purchase price based upon a final actuarial appraisal of the value of the business as set forth in the share purchase agreement, partially offset by the items mentioned above.