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Discontinued Operations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Discontinued Operations  
Discontinued Operations

Note 6 – Discontinued Operations

 

On November 1, 2011, the Company sold its TheraCom, L.L.C. (“TheraCom”) subsidiary to AmerisourceBergen Corporation for $250 million, plus a working capital adjustment of $7 million which the Company received in March 2012. TheraCom is a provider of commercialization support services to the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. The TheraCom business had historically been part of the Company’s Pharmacy Services Segment. The results of the TheraCom business are presented as discontinued operations and have been excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for both periods presented.

 

In connection with certain business dispositions completed between 1991 and 1997, the Company retained guarantees on store lease obligations for a number of former subsidiaries, including Linens ‘n Things which filed for bankruptcy in 2008. The Company’s income (loss) from discontinued operations includes lease-related costs which the Company believes it will likely be required to satisfy pursuant to its Linens ‘n Things lease guarantees.

 

Below is a summary of the results of discontinued operations:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

In millions

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues of TheraCom

 

$

 

$

216 

 

$

 

$

401 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations of TheraCom

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

12 

Loss on disposal of Linens 'n Things

 

(2)

 

(2)

 

(3)

 

(4)

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(3)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

$

(1)

 

$

 

$

(2)

 

$