DIVISION INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

DIVISION INFORMATION

NOTE 12. DIVISION INFORMATION

As a result of the Merger, the Company is in a period of transition as it relates to organizational alignment and management reporting which could impact segment reporting in future periods. At March 29, 2014, the Company had the following three reportable segments: North American Retail Division, North American Business Solutions Division, and International Division. Following the date of the Merger, the former OfficeMax U.S. Retail business is included in the North American Retail Division. The former OfficeMax United States and Canadian Contract business is included in the North American Business Solutions Division. The former OfficeMax businesses in Australia, New Zealand and Mexico are included in the International Division. The office supply products and services offered across all operating segments are similar. Certain operating segments are aggregated into the way the business is managed and evaluated. Division operating income (loss) is determined based on the measure of performance reported internally to manage the business and for resource allocation. This measure charges to the respective Divisions those expenses considered directly or closely related to their operations and allocates support costs. Other companies may charge more or less of these items to their segments and results may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company modified its measure of business segment operating income for management reporting purposes to exclude from the determination of segment operating results the impact related to asset impairments, Merger and integration, restructuring and other charges and credits. Oversight of these activities starting in fourth quarter of 2013 was provided at the Corporate level. Prior period operating expenses have been recast to conform to the current period presentation for the change in measurement of Division operating results.

The following is a summary of significant accounts and balances by each of the Divisions, reconciled to consolidated totals.

	Sales
	First Quarter
(In millions)	2014		2013
North American Retail Division	$	1,811	$	1,143
North American Business Solutions Division		1,540		816
International Division		1,003		759
Total	$	4,354	$	2,718

	Division Operating Income
	First Quarter
(In millions)	2014		2013
North American Retail Division	$	37	$	21
North American Business Solutions Division		40		26
International Division		20		7
Total	$	97	$	54

A reconciliation of the measure of Division operating income to Consolidated loss before income taxes is as follows:

	First Quarter
(In millions)	2014			2013
Total Division operating income	$	97		$	54
Add/(subtract):
Asset impairments		(50	)		(5	)
Merger, restructuring, and other operating expenses, net		(101	)		(19	)
Unallocated expenses		(25	)		(20	)
Interest income		6			—
Interest expense		(25	)		(16	)
Other income (expense), net		1			6
Loss before income taxes	$	(97	)	$	—

The gross amount of goodwill and the amount of accumulated impairment losses as of March 29, 2014 are provided in the following table:

(In millions)	North American Retail Division			North American Business Solutions Division			International Division			Corporate			Total
Goodwill	$	2		$	370		$	907		$	377		$	1,656
Accumulated impairment losses		(2	)		(349	)		(907	)		—			(1,258	)
Balance as of December 28, 2013		—			21			—			377			398
2014 Changes:
Measurement period adjustments		—			—			—			(10	)		(10	)
Balance as of March 29, 2014	$	—		$	21		$	—		$	367		$	388

Because the allocation of consideration related to the Merger is incomplete, the goodwill associated with the transaction has not yet been allocated to the reporting units and is included in Corporate above. The purchase price allocation and the allocation of goodwill on a relative fair value basis is expected to be complete within the measurement period that will not exceed one year from the transaction date. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the goodwill associated with the Merger and measurement period adjustments.