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Divestitures
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Divestitures [Abstract]  
Divestitures

NOTE B – DIVESTITURES

Composites and Marl facility

On August 30, 2019, Ashland completed the sale of its Composites business (excluding the Maleic business) and butanediol manufacturing facility in Marl, Germany to INEOS Enterprises for $1.015 billion. The operating results and cash flows related to Composites and the Marl facility, including the Maleic business, have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows. See Note C of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the results of operations for Composites and the Marl facility, including the Maleic business, for all periods presented.

Certain indirect corporate costs included within the selling, general and administrative expense caption of the Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss) that were previously allocated to the Composites segment and Marl facility do not qualify for classification within discontinued operations and are now reported as selling, general and administrative expense within continuing operations on a consolidated basis and within the Unallocated and other segment. These costs were zero and $12 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and zero and $23 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Subsequent to the completion of the sale, Ashland is providing certain transition services to INEOS for a fee. While the transition services are expected to vary in duration depending upon the type of service provided, Ashland expects to reduce costs as the transition services are completed. Ashland recognized transition service fee income of $3 million and $6 million for the three and six months periods ended March 31, 2020, respectively.

 

Held for sale classification

The assets and liabilities of the Maleic business, along with certain other corporate property, have been reflected as assets and liabilities held for sale. As a result depreciation and amortization are not being recorded within the Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets and liabilities are comprised of the following components:

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

September 30

 

(In millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

9

 

 

$

5

 

Inventories

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

34

 

 

 

34

 

Goodwill

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Other assets

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

Current assets held for sale

 

$

64

 

 

$

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

$

4

 

 

$

6

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Current liabilities held for sale

 

$

5

 

 

$

7