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Other Income
6 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Other Income
OTHER INCOME
In June 2014, the Company received $25 million cash proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities and recorded a pre-tax gain of $19 million ($12 million after-tax or $0.02 per diluted share).
On July 4, 2010, the Company entered into a joint venture with Cooper Industries, plc (“Cooper”), combining certain of the Company's hand tool businesses with Cooper's Tools business to form a new entity called Apex Tool Group, LLC (“Apex”). Each of Cooper and the Company owned a 50% interest in Apex and had an equal number of representatives on Apex's Board of Directors and neither joint venture partner controlled the significant operating and financing activities of Apex. The Company accounted for its investment in the joint venture based on the equity method of accounting.
In February 2013, the Company and Cooper sold Apex to an unrelated third party for approximately $1.6 billion. The Company received $797 million from the sale, consisting of cash of $759 million (including $67 million of dividends received prior to closing) and a note receivable of $38 million. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $230 million ($144 million after-tax or $0.20 per diluted share) in its first quarter 2013 results in connection with this transaction. The Company has collected the majority of the note receivable. The Company's share of the 2013 earnings generated by Apex prior to the closing of the sale was insignificant. Subsequent to the sale of its investment in Apex, the Company has no continuing involvement in Apex's operations.