Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Discontinued Operations

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Discontinued Operations
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] Discontinued Operations
On June 27, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its Fitness business to KPS Capital Partners, LP. As a result, this business, which was previously reported in the Company's Fitness segment, is being reported as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented.

The sale of the Fitness business resulted in net proceeds of $466.2 million and an after-tax loss of $45.4 million. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company made a payment of $3.3 million, including a $7.5 million final working capital settlement as well as $1.2 million of retained liabilities partially offset by a $5.4 million cash true-up. In connection with the sale of its Fitness business, the Company retained assets of $26.4 million primarily related to VAT receivables, and retained liabilities of $45.1 million primarily related to VAT payables, product warranty liabilities and certain employee benefits. As of December 31, 2020, retained assets and liabilities were $4.6 million and $12.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, retained assets and liabilities were $16.4 million and $30.5 million, respectively.
The following table discloses the results of operations of the business reported as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 respectively:
(in millions) 2020 2019 2018
Net sales $ —  $ 448.3  $ 1,038.3 
Cost of sales —  334.6  764.3 
Selling, general and administrative expense (A) (B)
0.5  113.3  206.1 
Research and development expense —  12.6  27.4 
Restructuring, exit and impairment charges(C)
—  138.3  26.1 
Other (income), net —  (0.3) (0.1)
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes (A) (B) (C)
(0.5) (150.2) 14.5 
Income tax provision (benefit) 0.0  (32.7) 2.6 
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax (A) (B) (C)
(0.5) (117.5) 11.9 
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax (D)
(1.5) (43.9) — 
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax $ (2.0) $ (161.4) $ 11.9 

(A) The Company recorded $16.5 million and $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, of net costs incurred in connection with the sale of its Fitness business
(B) The Company recorded $(0.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily resulting from adjustments in certain liabilities as part of the sale of the Fitness business. During 2018, the Company recorded adjustments to certain liabilities that were retained as part of the sale of the bowling businesses. As a result, Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, includes a gain of $3.0 million ($2.2 million after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(C) In the first quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated the fair value of the Fitness reporting unit and determined the fair value of the business was less than its carrying value. As a result, (Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax, includes a $137.2 million ($103.0 million after tax) goodwill impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(D) The Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes a pre-tax loss of $2.0 million and a net tax benefit of $0.5 million. The Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes a pre-tax loss of $51.3 million and a net tax benefit of $7.4 million.
There were no assets and liabilities held for sale related to discontinued operations as of December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.