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Acquisitions and Divestitures
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisitions and Divestitures

Sale of Land in Mexico

On September 13, 2011, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary entered into an agreement to sell to the United States of America the Mexico City site on which its commercial operations, technology center and soap production facility are located. The sale price is payable in three installments, with the final installment due upon the transfer of the property, which is expected to occur in 2014. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company received the first installment of $24 upon signing the agreement. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company received the second installment of $36. The Company is re-investing these payments to relocate its soap production to a new state-of-the-art facility to be constructed at its Mission Hills, Mexico site, to relocate its commercial and technology operations within Mexico City and to prepare the existing site for transfer. As a result, the Company expects to make capital improvements and incur costs to exit the site through 2014. These exit costs will primarily be related to staff leaving indemnities, accelerated depreciation and demolition to make the site building-ready. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $3 and $7 of pretax costs ($2 and $5 of aftertax costs), respectively, related to the sale. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $14 and $20 of pretax costs ($9 and $15 of aftertax costs), respectively, related to the sale.