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DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
DISPOSITION OF ASSETS:  
DISPOSITION OF ASSETS:

 

3. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS:

 

Dispositions related to station acquisitions

 

As discussed in Note 2. Acquisitions, in the fourth quarter of 2014, we completed the acquisition of certain broadcast assets from Media General.  Simultaneously, we sold to Media General the broadcast assets of WTTA (MNT) in Tampa, FL and KXRM/KXTU (FOX) in Colorado Springs, CO for $93.1 million less working capital of $0.6 million.

 

Concurrent with the acquisition of the Allbritton companies discussed in Note 2. Acquisitions, due to FCC multiple ownership rules, we sold WHTM (ABC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster/York, PA to Media General in September 2014 for $83.4 million, less working capital of $0.2 million and the non-license assets of WTAT (FOX) in Charleston, SC to Cunningham for $14.0 million, effective August 1, 2014.  WHTM was acquired from the Allbritton companies and assets of WHTM were classified as assets held for sale in the Allbritton purchase price allocation.  We did not recognize a gain or loss on this transaction. Prior to the sale of WTAT, we operated the station under an LMA and purchase agreement with Cunningham.  This sale was accounted for as a transaction between parties under common control.  See Note 6. Related Person Transaction for further discussion.

 

Assets Held for Sale

 

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) guidance on reporting assets held for sale, we reported our assets and liabilities related to Triangle Sign & Service, LLC (Triangle) as held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. It is no longer our intent to divest of Triangle and therefore the assets and liabilities were no longer classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2015. The results of operations related to Triangle are included within the results of continuing operations as the criteria for classification as discontinued operations was not met.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the major classes of assets and liabilities of the group reported as held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet are shown below:

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Assets:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

5,101 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,403 

 

Total current assets held for sale

 

6,504 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment (a)

 

1,036 

 

Goodwill

 

2,975 

 

Definite-lived intangible assets

 

2,962 

 

Total assets held for sale

 

$

13,477 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,096 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

1,360 

 

Current portion of notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing

 

21 

 

Total liabilities held for sale

 

$

2,477 

 

 

(a)

Excluded from the above is $1.8 million in held for sale assets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 related to certain real estate assets within our broadcast segment.