Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

On December 21, 2012, in order to focus on its core equipment product lines, the company entered into an agreement to sell ISG and determined on that date that the "held for sale" criteria of ASC 360-10-45-9 were met. On January 18, 2013, the company completed the sale of the ISG medical supplies business to AssuraMed, Inc. for a purchase price of $150,800,000 in cash. ISG had been operated on a stand-alone basis and reported as a reportable segment of the company. The company recorded a gain of $59,402,000 pre-tax in 2013 which represented the excess of the net sales price over the book value of the assets and liabilities of ISG, excluding cash. The sale of this business is dilutive to the company's results. The company utilized the proceeds from the sale to reduce debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility in the first quarter of 2013. In 2013, the net sales of the discontinued operation of ISG were $18,498,000 and earnings before income taxes were $402,000,

On August 6, 2013, the company sold Champion, its domestic medical recliner business for dialysis clinics, to Champion Equity Holdings, LLC for $45,000,000 in cash, which was subject to final post-closing adjustments. Champion had been operated on a stand-alone basis and reported as part of the IPG segment of the company. The company recorded a gain of $22,761,000 pre-tax in the third quarter of 2013, which represented the excess of the net sales price over the book value of the assets and liabilities of Champion. The sale of this business was dilutive to the company's results. The company utilized the proceeds from the sale to reduce debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility in the third quarter of 2013. The gain recorded by the company reflects the company's estimated final purchase adjustments.

In 2013, the net sales of the discontinued operation of Champion were $15,857,000 and earnings before income taxes were $3,156,000. Results for Champion include an interest expense allocation from continuing operations to discontinued operations of $449,000 in 2013, as proceeds from the sale were required to be utilized to pay down debt. The interest allocation was based on the net proceeds assumed to pay down debt applying the company's average interest rates for the periods presented.

In addition, in accordance with ASC 350, when a portion of a reporting entity that constitutes a business is disposed of, goodwill associated with that business should be included in the carrying amount of the net assets of the business sold in determining the gain or loss on the disposal. As such, the company allocated additional goodwill of $16,205,000 to Champion from the continuing operations of the IPG segment based on the relative fair value of Champion as compared to the remaining IPG reporting unit.

On August 29, 2014, the company sold Altimate Medical, Inc. (Altimate), its manufacturer of stationary standing assistive devices for use in patient rehabilitation, to REP Acquisition Corporation for $23,000,000 in cash, which was subject to final post-closing adjustments. Altimate had been operated on a stand-alone basis and reported as part of the North America/HME segment of the company. The company recorded a gain of $17,069,000 pre-tax in the third quarter of 2014, which represented the excess of the net sales price over the book value of the assets and liabilities of Altimate. The sale of this business was dilutive to the company's results. The company utilized the proceeds from the sale to reduce debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility in the third quarter of 2014. The gain recorded by the company reflects the company's estimated final purchase adjustments. The assets and liabilities of Altimate were the following as of the date of the sale, August 29, 2014, and as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	August 29, 2014
Trade receivables, net	$	2,019
Inventories, net	1,954
Other current assets	246
Property and equipment, net	176
Other Intangibles	1,047
Assets sold	$	5,442
Accounts payable	$	425
Accrued expenses	316
Liabilities sold	$	741

The net sales of the Altimate discontinued operations were $11,778,000 and $17,854,000 for 2014 and 2013, respectively, and earnings before income taxes were $2,796,000 and $5,118,000, respectively for the same periods. Results for Altimate include an interest expense allocation from continuing operations to discontinued operations of $202,000 and $323,000 for 2014 and 2013, respectively, as proceeds from the sale were required to be utilized to pay down debt. The interest allocation was based on the net proceeds assumed to pay down debt applying the company's average interest rates for the periods presented.

The company recorded total expenses related to the discontinued operations noted above of $8,801,000, of which $8,405,000 were paid as of December 31, 2015.

The company recorded an incremental intra-period tax allocation expense to discontinued operations for 2015, 2014 and 2013 representing the cumulative intra-period allocation expense to discontinued operations based on the company's domestic taxable loss related to continuing operations for 2015, 2014 and 2013.

The company has classified ISG, Champion and Altimate as a discontinued operations for all periods presented.