Quarterly Results

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

QUARTERLY RESULTS (Unaudited):

The following table summarizes quarterly financial data for fiscal2012 and fiscal2011 (in thousands):

2012	Quarter Ended December 30, 2011			Quarter Ended March 30, 2012		Quarter Ended June 29, 2012			Quarter Ended September 28, 2012			Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2012
Sales	$	3,422,612		$	3,345,560	$	3,336,094		$	3,401,160		$	13,505,426
Cost of services provided	3,075,706			3,028,661		3,036,522			3,050,530			12,191,419
Income from Continuing Operations	39,119			10,952		23,222			68,306			141,599
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	297			—		—			—			297
Net income	39,416			10,952		23,222			68,306			141,896
Net income attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	38,676			9,888		22,582			67,102			138,248
2011	Quarter Ended December 31, 2010			Quarter Ended April 1, 2011		Quarter Ended July 1, 2011			Quarter Ended September 30, 2011			Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011
Sales	$	3,284,506		$	3,220,260	$	3,285,713		$	3,291,898		$	13,082,377
Cost of services provided	2,949,250			2,925,135		2,998,490			2,963,905			11,836,780
Income from Continuing Operations	38,446			19,998		160			54,325			112,929
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax	(45		)	392		(307		)	(11,772		)	(11,732		)
Net income (loss)	38,401			20,390		(147		)	42,553			101,197
Net income (loss) attributable to ARAMARK shareholder	38,401			20,390		(512		)	41,793			100,072

In the first and second fiscal quarters, within the Food and Support Services—North America segment, historically there has been a lower level of activity at the sports, entertainment and recreational food service operations that is partly offset by increased activity in the educational operations. However, in the third and fourth fiscal quarters, historically there has been a significant increase at sports, entertainment and recreational accounts that is partially offset by the effect of summer recess on the educational accounts.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company completed the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Galls, for $75.0 million in cash. The transaction resulted in a pretax loss of approximately $1.5 million (net of tax loss of approximately $12.0 million). Galls is accounted for as a discontinued operation in the Consolidated Statements of Income (see Note 2).

During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company sold a noncontrolling interest in Seamless, an online and mobile food ordering service, for consideration of $50.0 million in cash (see Note 17).