Assets Held for Sale

12 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2018

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

At the end of fiscal 2016, the Company was actively marketing Farmer John. Through this process, the Company identified the specific assets and liabilities to be sold and allocated goodwill based on the relative fair values of the assets held for sale and the assets that would be retained by the Company. In November 2016, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale and the transaction closed on January 3, 2017. The purchase price was $145 million in cash. The assets held for sale were reported within the Company’s Refrigerated Foods segment. The assets held for sale were not material to the Company’s annual net sales, net earnings, or earnings per share.

Amounts classified as assets and liabilities held for sale on October 30, 2016, were presented on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position within their respective accounts, and include the following:



Assets held for sale (in thousands)
Current assets	$	80,861
Goodwill	12,703
Intangibles	14,321
Property, plant and equipment	74,812
Total assets held for sale	$	182,697



Liabilities held for sale (in thousands)
Total current liabilities held for sale	$	44,066