Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

In March of 2014 we completed the sale of the Environmental Services business for $100 million in cash. Cash proceeds from the sale were $89.8 million in 2014, net of transaction related expenses, including the adjustment related to final working capital conveyed at closing. Following the sale, $8 million of the sales price was withheld in escrow associated with transaction representations, warranties and indemnities, with $4 million scheduled to be released at each of the nine-month and 18-month anniversary of the closing. As a result of the sale transaction, we recorded a gain on the disposal of the business of $34.0 million ($22.1 million after-tax) in the first quarter of 2014. Following completion of the March 2014 transaction, the buyer asserted that we had breached certain representations and warranties contained in the sale agreement. The disputed matter went to trial in 2017 and following commencement of the trial, we reached a settlement agreement with the buyer to effectively reduce the sales price by $22.0 million. The impact of this settlement resulted in a charge to discontinued operations of $22.0 million ($17.4 million net of tax) in 2017 to reduce the previously recognized gain from the sale of the Environmental Services business. See further discussion of the buyer’s claims and related litigation in Note 15.

Summarized results of operations from discontinued operations are as follows:



(In thousands)	2017
Loss from disposal of discontinued operations before income taxes	$	21,983
Loss from disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax	$	17,367