DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On April 28, 2012, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) to sell certain assets of its blood collection, filtration and processing product line (the “Product Line”) to Haemonetics Corporation (“Haemonetics”) for approximately $550,000. The transaction involved the transfer of manufacturing facilities and equipment in Covina, California; Tijuana, Mexico; Ascoli, Italy and a portion of the Company’s operations in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. In addition to the manufacturing facilities and related equipment, the Company transferred Product Line related inventory and intangible assets. Haemonetics also assumed certain employee-related liabilities. The sale closed on August 1, 2012, and approximately 1,400 employees transitioned to Haemonetics at that time.

Separate from these manufacturing facilities, the Company also agreed to transfer related blood media manufacturing capabilities and assets to Haemonetics. The transfer of the related media lines is expected to be completed by calendar year 2016. Until that time, the Company is providing these media products to Haemonetics under a supply agreement. Under the terms of the APA, approximately $535,000 was paid upon closing, with the balance of the purchase price payable upon the Company’s delivery of the aforementioned blood media manufacturing capability and related assets.

The Product Line, which was a component of the Company’s Life Sciences segment, met the criteria for discontinued operations and held for sale presentation during the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 and has been reported as a discontinued operation in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company did not allocate any portion of the Company’s interest expense to discontinued operations.

The key components of discontinued operations for the three and six months ended January 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	Jan 31, 2013			Jan 31, 2013
Net sales	$	5,496		$	8,523
Earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	(5,663	)	$	394,321
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes	(2,114		)	147,563
Earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(3,549	)	$	246,758

Included in earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes above are a (loss)/gain on the sale of the Product Line of $(2,945) and $397,338, respectively, for the three and six months ended January 31, 2013.