Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

In August 2015, we sold all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Patterson Medical Holdings, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary responsible for our rehabilitation supply business known as Patterson Medical (“Patterson Medical”), for $716,886 in cash to Madison Dearborn Partners. As additional consideration for the shares of Patterson Medical, we obtained a number of common units of the parent company of the buyer equal to 10% of the common units outstanding at closing. Unlike the other common units, these units will only become entitled to begin participating in distributions to the common unit holders at such time, if any, as the Madison Dearborn Partners’ investor cash inflows equal or exceed 2.5 times the Madison Dearborn Partners’ investor cash outflows. These units are non-transferable. We recorded a pre-tax gain of $24,328 on the sale of Patterson Medical during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 within discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income.

In connection with the above described transaction, we also entered into a transition services agreement with our former subsidiary, pursuant to which Patterson Medical, as owned by Madison Dearborn Partners, is paying us to provide, among other things, certain information technology, distribution, facilities, finance, tax and treasury, and human resources services for up to 24 months after closing.

As of April 30, 2016, we classified Patterson Medical’s results of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the consolidated statements of income. The assets and liabilities of Patterson Medical were reflected as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of April 25, 2015. The operations and cash flows of Patterson Medical have been eliminated from our continuing operations, which were previously recorded as the rehabilitation supply reportable segment.

The following summarizes the assets and liabilities of Patterson Medical as of April 25, 2015:

	April 25, 2015
Assets held for sale
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	$	57,876
Inventory	48,265
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12,206
Property and equipment, net	22,672
Goodwill	537,175
Identifiable intangibles, net	74,804
Other long-term assets	1,143
Total assets held for sale	$	754,141
Liabilities held for sale
Accounts payable	$	26,341
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	12,975
Long-term liabilities	49,414
Total liabilities held for sale	$	88,730

The following summarizes the results of operations of our discontinued Patterson Medical operations for the periods presented:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	April 30, 2016 (a)			April 25, 2015		April 26, 2014
Net sales	$	168,504		$	464,155	$	478,574
Cost of sales	107,359			286,498		298,993
Operating expenses	54,954			108,816		127,551
Gain on sale	(24,328		)	—		—
Other expense	150			488		381
Income before taxes	30,369			68,353		51,649
Income tax expense	28,869			25,175		22,369
Net income from discontinued operations	$	1,500		$	43,178	$	29,280

^(a)  Includes activity up until the sale date of August 28, 2015.

Operating expenses for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 include professional fees of $13,692 incurred in connection with the sale of Patterson Medical. Depreciation and amortization were ceased during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 in accordance with accounting for discontinued operations. Income taxes have been allocated to Patterson Medical based on the accounting requirements for presenting discontinued operations. Income taxes as a percent of income before taxes for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 are higher than in the prior periods as a result of the requirement to calculate the tax due on the sale of Patterson Medical including certain basis differences that were appropriately not previously recognized for financial reporting purposes.