DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC | 2013 | FY | 3


DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
For fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, all gains and losses on disposition, impairment charges and disposal costs related to the closure and disposition of Smokey Bones and Rocky River Grillhouse restaurants and closure of nine Bahama Breeze restaurants in fiscal 2007 and 2008 have been aggregated to a single caption entitled losses from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit in our consolidated statements of earnings and are comprised of the following:
(in millions)
Fiscal Year
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Sales
$

 
$

 
$

Losses before income taxes
(1.1
)
 
(1.7
)
 
(3.9
)
Income tax benefit
0.4

 
0.7

 
1.5

Net losses from discontinued operations
$
(0.7
)
 
$
(1.0
)
 
$
(2.4
)

As of May 26, 2013 and May 27, 2012, we had $3.1 million and $5.6 million, respectively, of assets associated with the closed restaurants reported as discontinued operations, which are included in land, buildings and equipment, net on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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