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Divestitures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2018
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Divestitures
Divestitures
Since October 2014, the Company has completed the following as of March 30, 2018 (in millions):
Asia Pacific divestitures
Entity
 
Sale /
Closure
 
Sale / Closure Date
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Pre-tax Gain / (Loss) (1)
General Cable New Zealand Limited ("New Zealand")
 
Closure
 
Fourth Quarter 2017
 
$
10.3

 
$
5.4

General Cable (Tianjin) Alloy Products Company Limited ("China")
 
Sale
 
Third Quarter 2017
 
8.8

 
(19.9
)
General Cable Australia Pty. Ltd. ("Australia")
 
Closure
 
Second Quarter 2017
 

 
(4.2
)
Pakistan Cables Limited ("Pakistan") - 24.6% interest
 
Sale
 
First Quarter 2017
 
5.3

 
(3.5
)
General Cable Energy India Private Ltd. ("India")
 
Sale
 
First Quarter 2016
 
10.8

 
1.6

Phelps Dodge International Thailand ("Thailand") - 75.47% interest
 
Sale
 
Third Quarter 2015
 
88.0

 
16.1

Dominion Wire and Cables ("Fiji") - 51% interest
 
Sale
 
First Quarter 2015
 
9.3

 
(2.6
)
Keystone Electric Wire and Cable ("Keystone") - 20% interest
 
Sale
 
First Quarter 2015
 
11.0

 
3.6

Phelps Dodge International Philippines, Inc. ("PDP") - 60% interest and Phelps Dodge Philippines Energy Products Corp (“PDEP”), (together, "the Philippines")
 
Sale
 
Fourth Quarter 2014
 
67.1

 
17.6

(1)
The pre-tax gain / (loss) for each sale was recorded in the SG&A expenses caption of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss); the pre-tax gain / (loss) includes the reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments upon sale or liquidation of the entity. The aggregate net pre-tax loss on the reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments upon sale or liquidation of the Asia Pacific divestiture entities is $46.9 million.
As of March 30, 2018, the Company's Asia Pacific businesses, and disposals of related operations to date (that occurred over a three year period), are not considered a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. Refer to Note 18 - Segment Information for results of the Africa / Asia Pacific segment.
Africa divestitures
Entity
 
Sale / Closure
 
Sale / Closure Date
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Pre-tax Gain / (Loss)(1)
Entreprise des Industries du Cable de Biskra SPA ("Algeria") - 70% interest
 
Sale
 
Second Quarter 2017
 
$
3.8

 
$
(38.0
)
General Cable Phoenix South Africa Pty. Ltd. ("South Africa - Durban")
 
Closure
 
Fourth Quarter 2016
 

 
1.6

National Cables (Pty) Ltd. ("South Africa - National
Cables")
 
Closure
 
Fourth Quarter 2016
 

 
(29.4
)
Metal Fabricators of Zambia PLC ("Zambia") - 75.39% interest
 
Sale
 
Third Quarter 2016
 
9.8

 
(14.4
)
General Cable S.A.E. ("Egypt")
 
Sale
 
Second Quarter 2016
 
5.8

 
(8.4
)
(1)
The pre-tax gain / (loss) for each sale was recorded in the SG&A expenses caption of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss); the pre-tax gain / (loss) includes the reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments upon sale or liquidation of the entity. The aggregate pre-tax loss on the reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments upon sale or liquidation of the Africa divestiture entities is $79.4 million.
The Company's Africa businesses, and disposals of related operations to date, are not considered a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. As of March 30, 2018, the Company determined that the remaining Africa business did not meet the held for sale criteria. Refer to Note 18 - Segment Information for results of the Africa / Asia Pacific segment.
The Company has incurred total aggregate costs of $9.5 million related to its Asia Pacific and Africa divestitures, primarily legal and transaction fees, as of March 30, 2018. Charges incurred for the three fiscal months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017 were not material.