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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note 17 —
Divestitures</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On
December 17, 2007, the Company completed the sale of the
Starter brand business to Iconix Brand Group, Inc. for $60.0
million in cash. This transaction resulted in a gain of $28.6
million during the year ended May 31, 2008.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On
April 17, 2008, the Company completed the sale of NIKE Bauer
Hockey for $189.2 million in cash to a group of private investors
(“the Buyer”). The sale resulted in a net gain of $32.0
million recorded in the fourth quarter of the year ended
May 31, 2008. This gain included the recognition of a $46.3
million cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
previously included in accumulated other comprehensive income. As
part of the terms of the sale agreement, the Company granted the
Buyer a royalty free limited license for the use of certain NIKE
trademarks for a transitional period of approximately two years.
The Company deferred $41.0 million of the sale proceeds related to
this license agreement, to be recognized over the license
period.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The gains
resulting from these divestitures are reflected in other (income)
expense, net and in the corporate expense line in the segment
presentation of earnings before interest and taxes in Note 19
— Operating Segments and Related Information.</font></p>
</div>Note 17 —
Divestitures
On
December 17, 2007, the Company completed the sale of the
Starter brand business to Iconix Brand Group, Inc. forfalsefalsefalseus-types:textBlockItemTypetextblockDisclosure includes the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain or loss recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain or loss, amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 144
-Paragraph 43-48
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