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Divestitures
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] 
Divestitures
DIVESTITURES
HR Management
In March 2010, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell its HR Management line of business and, in June 2010, the Company substantially completed the sale of this business to NorthgateArinso, the Human Resource division of Northgate Information Solutions Limited, for approximately $100. The consideration received at closing consisted of approximately $80 in cash and a zero coupon note issued by NorthgateArinso in the principal amount of $15. The note is payable in increments of $5 on the second anniversary of closing and $10 on the third anniversary of closing. The completion of the sale of certain foreign HR Management operations closed in the third and fourth quarters of 2010 and resulted in an additional $5 in cash received. Final settlement of working capital adjustments resulted in cash payments by Convergys of approximately $7 during the fourth quarter of 2010. In connection with and at the time of the completion of the sale in June 2010, the Company made cash payments of $28.2 for certain obligations of the HR Management business, the impact of which is included in cash flows from operating activities of discontinued operations.
After final post-close adjustments, the gain on the sale of HR Management recorded in 2010 was $35.2 pretax and $5.6 after tax. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded a preliminary gain on sale of $3.7, including $29.4 of tax expense. Upon completion, the sale of HR Management was a taxable transaction that resulted in $29.6 being recorded for the combined federal, state and foreign income taxes. The gain on sale included the elimination of $67.1 of goodwill and intangible assets. The high effective tax rate on the transaction was largely due to substantially lower tax basis in goodwill as compared to book value.
As a result of the sale of the HR Management line of business, the operating results and assets and liabilities related to HR Management have been reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented. For prior periods, certain costs that had been previously allocated to the HR Management segment are now included in continuing operations. These costs were $9.1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and are reflected in Corporate and Other in Note 16. Beginning June 1, 2010, the Company began earning transition services revenues for services provided to the buyer under agreements lasting from three to eighteen months. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company earned $2.4 and $13.7, respectively, in revenue under these transition services agreements. The results of the HR Management business included in discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, are summarized as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenue
$
0.2

 
$
107.2

(Loss) income before tax - Operations
(0.1
)
 
25.4

(Loss) gain on disposition
(4.9
)
 
33.1

(Loss) income before income taxes
(5.0
)
 
58.5

Income tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
Expense related to operations
2.0

 
9.4

(Benefit) expense related to gain on disposition
(0.8
)
 
29.4

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
$
(6.2
)
 
$
19.7


There were no remaining assets or liabilities related to the HR Management business at December 31, 2010. Cash flows generated from the discontinued operations are presented separately in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
Finance and Accounting outsourcing line of business (F&A)
In January 2011, the Company completed the sale of F&A for approximately $10. The gain on the sale amounted to $7.0 pretax, recorded within Other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, and $4.3 after tax in 2011. The gain on the sale included the elimination of $2.6 of goodwill and other intangible assets. The results of operations of F&A and the sale of F&A are not material to the Company’s results of operations or financial condition and, therefore, are not reflected as discontinued operations for the periods presented.