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Discontinued Operations Gracenote Companies Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ (619) $ 0 $ (579) $ 15,618 $ 0 $ 14,420 $ (72,794)
Gracenote Companies | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Operating revenues                   18,168 [1] 225,903
Direct operating expenses                   7,292 [1] 75,457
Selling, general and administrative                   15,349 [1] 110,713
Depreciation (2) [2]                   0 [1] 13,584
Amortization (2) [2]                   0 [1] 29,999
Operating loss                   (4,473) [1] (3,850)
Interest income                   16 [1] 96
Interest expense (3) [3]                   (1,261) [1] (15,317)
Loss before income taxes                   (5,718) [1] (19,071)
Pretax gain on the disposal of discontinued operations                   33,492 [1] 0
Total pretax gain (loss) on discontinued operations                   27,774 [1] (19,071)
Income tax expense (4) [4]                   13,354 [1] 53,723
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes                   $ 14,420 [1] $ (72,794)
[1] Results of operations for the Gracenote Companies are reflected through January 31, 2017, the date of the Gracenote Sale.
[2] No depreciation expense or amortization expense was recorded by the Company in 2017 as the Gracenote Companies’ assets were held for sale as of December 31, 2016.
[3] The Company used $400 million of proceeds from the Gracenote Sale to prepay a portion of its outstanding borrowings under the Company’s Term Loan Facility (as defined and described in Note 7). Interest expense associated with the Company’s outstanding Term Loan Facility was allocated to discontinued operations based on the ratio of the $400 million prepayment to the total outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility in effect in each respective period.
[4] In the fourth quarter of 2016, as a result of meeting all criteria under ASC Topic 205 to classify Gracenote Companies as discontinued operations, the Company recorded tax expense of $62 million to increase the Company’s deferred tax liability for the outside basis difference related to the Gracenote Companies included in the Gracenote Sale. This charge was required to be recorded in the period the Company signed a definitive agreement to divest the business. Exclusive of this $62 million charge, the effective tax rates on pretax income from discontinued operations was 48.1% and 45.0% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to state income taxes (net of federal benefit), foreign tax rate differences, and the impact of certain nondeductible transaction costs and other adjustments.