DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

During the quarter ended December 31, 2014, the Company divested its interest in a China-based battery joint venture, resulting in proceeds of approximately $560. In November 2014, the Company reached an agreement to divest the remainder of its Batteries business to Berkshire Hathaway (BH) via a split transaction, in which the Company will exchange a recapitalized Duracell Company for BH's shares of P&G stock. As of the date the transaction was signed, BH's shares were valued at approximately $4.7 billion. As of June 30, 2015, this value has declined to approximately $4.1 billion. The Company expects to contribute approximately $1.8 billion in cash to the Duracell Company in the pre-transaction recapitalization, subject to final working capital adjustments. The Company recorded goodwill and indefinite-lived asset impairment charges during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 which reflected the total estimated proceeds from the divestiture transactions (see Note 2). Since the number of shares of P&G stock the Company will receive in the Batteries

transaction is fixed, the total value to be received in the transaction will be based on the Company's share price as of the closing date, which is expected to occur in the beginning of calendar 2016. Accordingly, any further increase or decrease in the Company's share price before the closing date will ultimately be reflected in earnings from discontinued operations as a gain or loss.

The Batteries business had historically been part of the Company's Fabric Care and Home Care reportable segment. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance for the disposal of long-lived assets, the results of the Batteries business are presented as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. Additionally, the Batteries balance sheet positions as of June 30, 2015 are presented as Assets and Liabilities held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On July 31, 2014, the Company completed the divestiture of its Pet Care operations in North America, Latin America, and other selected countries to Mars, Incorporated (Mars) for $2.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Mars acquired our branded pet care products, our manufacturing sites in the United States and the majority of the employees working in the Pet Care business. The agreement included an option for Mars to acquire the Pet Care business in several additional countries, which were substantially completed as of June 30, 2015. The European Union countries were not included in the agreement with Mars. In December 2014, the Company completed the divestiture of its Pet Care operations in Western Europe to Spectrum Brands in an all-cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Spectrum Brands acquired our branded pet care products, our manufacturing site in the Netherlands, and the majority of the employees working in the Western Europe Pet Care business. The one-time after-tax impact of these transactions is not material.

The Pet Care business had historically been part of the Company’s Health Care reportable segment. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance for the disposal of long-lived assets, the results of the Pet Care business are presented as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. Additionally, the Pet Care balance sheet positions as of June 30, 2014 are presented as assets and liabilities held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Following is selected financial information included in net earnings from discontinued operations for the Batteries and Pet Care businesses:

		Net Sales		Earnings Before Impairment Charges and Income Taxes		Impairment Charges			Income Tax Expense			Gain on Sale Before Income Taxes		Income Tax Expense on Sales			Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations
Batteries	2015	$	2,226	$	479	$	(2,174	)	$	(140	)	$	—	$	—		$	(1,835	)
	2014	2,552		548		—			(159		)	—		—			389
	2013	2,465		513		—			(165		)	—		—			348
Pet Care	2015	251		—		—			(4		)	195		(142		)	49
	2014	1,475		130		—			(52		)	—		—			78
	2013	1,586		151		—			(50		)	—		—			101
Total	2015	$	2,477	$	479	$	(2,174	)	$	(144	)	$	195	$	(142	)	$	(1,786	)
	2014	4,027		678		—			(211		)	—		—			467
	2013	4,051		664		—			(215		)	—		—			449

The major components of assets and liabilities of the Pet Care and Batteries businesses held for sale were as follows:

	Batteries		Pet Care
	June 30, 2015		June 30, 2014
Cash	$	25	$	—
Accounts receivable	245		—
Inventories	304		122
Prepaid expenses and other assets	28		14
Property, plant and equipment, net	496		441
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	2,389		2,258
Other noncurrent assets	23		14
Total assets held for sale	$	3,510	$	2,849
Accounts payable	$	195	$	63
Accrued and other liabilities	194		13
Long-term debt	18		—
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities	780		584
Total liabilities held for sale	$	1,187	$	660