Note 4 - Business Dispositions |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | Ìý |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] |
4. BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS â€� Ìý SALE OF INDIA-BASED DO-IT-YOURSELF CONSUMER ADHESIVES BUSINESS Ìý On November 3, 2020, we completed the sale of the India-based DIYÌýbusiness to Pidilite Industries Ltd. and received cash of approximately $257 million. In the second quarter of 2021, we received the full payment ofÌý$28 million pursuant to an earnout provision based on the DIY business’s achievement, within 18 months, of certain sales revenue targets in line with its 2019 performance. As a result, we recognized an additional pretax gain of $28 million in the second quarter of 2021, which was recorded in gain on sale of India-based DIY business in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Ìý SaLEÌýof VenatorÌýInterEST Ìý On December 23, 2020, we completed the sale of approximately 42.4 million ordinary shares of Venator Materials PLC (“Venatorâ€�). ConcurrentÌýwith the sale of ordinary shares, we entered into an option agreement, pursuant to which we granted an option to funds advised by SK Capital Partners, LP to purchase the remaining approximate 9.7 million ordinary shares we hold in Venator at $2.15 per share. We record this option at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. We account for our remaining ownership interest in VenatorÌýas an investment in equity securities that are marked to fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings.ÌýFor the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we recordedÌýnet lossesÌýof and $6Ìýmillion, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded net losses ofÌý$2Ìýmillion and $25Ìýmillion, respectively, to record our investment in Venator and related option at fair value. These net lossesÌýwere recorded in “Fair value adjustments to Venator investment, netâ€� inÌýour condensed consolidated statements of operations.Ìý |