Our discontinued operations consist of our Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc. ("PFSG") facility which met the held for sale criteria under ASC 360, "Property, Plant, and Equipment" on October 6, 2010.  Our discontinued operations also encompass our Perma-Fix of Fort Lauderdale, Inc. ("PFFL"), Perma-Fix of Orlando, Inc. ("PFO"), Perma-Fix of Maryland, Inc. ("PFMD"), Perma-Fix of Dayton, Inc. ("PFD"), and Perma-Fix Treatment Services, Inc. ("PFTS") facilities, which were divested on August 12, 2011, October 14, 2011,  January 8, 2008, March 14, 2008, and May 30, 2008, respectively.  Our discontinued operations also includes three previously shut down locations, Perma-Fix of Pittsburgh, Inc. ("PFP"), Perma-Fix of Michigan, Inc. ("PFMI"), and Perma-Fix of Memphis, Inc. ("PFM"), which were approved as discontinued operations by our Board of Directors effective November 8, 2005, October 4, 2004, and March 12, 1998, respectively.

On August 12, 2011, we completed the sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary, PFFL, pursuant to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 13, 2011.  In consideration for the sale of 100% of the capital stock of PFFL, the buyer paid us $5,500,000 in cash at closing.  The cash consideration is subject to certain working capital adjustments after closing.  As of June 30, 2012, expenses related to the sale of PFFL totaled approximately $160,000, of which all have been paid ($3,000 was paid during the first quarter of 2012).  As of June 30, 2012, the gain on the sale of PFFL totaled approximately $1,707,000 (net of taxes of $1,067,000), which included a working capital adjustment of $185,000 to be received from the buyer.  The gain was recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.

On October 14, 2011, we completed the sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary, PFO, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 12, 2011.  In consideration for such assets, the buyer paid us $2,000,000 in cash at the closing and assumed certain liabilities of PFO.  The cash consideration is subject to certain working capital adjustments after closing.  As of June 30, 2012, expenses related to the sale of PFO totaled approximately $37,000, of which all have been paid ($17,000 was paid during the first quarter of 2012).  As of June 30, 2012, loss on the sale of PFO totaled approximately $198,000 (net of taxes of $209,000), which was recorded during the fourth quarter of 2011.  No working capital adjustment has been made on the sale of PFO.

We continue to market our PFSG facility for sale.  As required by ASC 360, based on our internal financial valuations, we concluded that no tangible asset impairments existed for PFSG as of June 30, 2012. No intangible asset exists at PFSG.

 

 Assets related to discontinued operations total $2,381,000 and $2,343,000 as of June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively, and liabilities related to discontinued operations total $3,913,000 and $3,972,000 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The environmental liabilities for our discontinued operations consist of remediation projects currently in progress at PFMI, PFM, PFD, and PFSG. These remediation projects principally entail the removal/remediation of contaminated soil, and in some cases, the remediation of surrounding ground water.  All of the remedial clean-up projects were an issue for years prior to our acquisition of the facility and were recognized pursuant to a business combination and recorded as part of the purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  The environmental liability for PFD was retained by the Company upon the sale of PFD in March 2008 and pertains to the remediation of a leased property which was separate and apart from the property on which PFD's facility was located.  The reduction of approximately $76,000 in environmental liabilities from the December 31, 2011 balance of $2,002,000 reflects payment on remediation projects.

"Accrued expenses and other liabilities" (not held for sale) for our discontinued operations include a pension payable at PFMI of $402,000 as of June 30, 2012.  The pension plan withdrawal liability is a result of the termination of the union employees of PFMI.  The PFMI union employees participated in the Central States Teamsters Pension Fund ("CST"), which provides that a partial or full termination of union employees may result in a withdrawal liability, due from PFMI to CST.  The recorded liability is based upon a demand letter received from CST in August 2005 that provided for the payment of $22,000 per month over an eight year period.  This obligation is recorded as a long-term liability, with a current portion of $232,000 that we expect to pay over the next year.