Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Discontinued Operations
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - D
Supplementary (Cash Flow) Data, Annual and U.S. Interim Item; Field 04054
All Industries:
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS represent cash flows from discontinued operations shown after tax
outflows. This data is a component of Total Other Cash Flow (field 04151) in Operating Activities.
This item is available in the annual original and annual restated time series for detailed companies, full update.
For U.S. companies, it is also available in the interim original and interim restated time series.
Discontinued Operations - Total
Supplementary (Income) Data, Annual Item; Field 18200
All Industries:
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - TOTAL represents the after tax gain or loss resulting from a company
discontinuing a segment of its business.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1996 for non-U.S. companies and 1991 for U.S. companies.
It includes but is not restricted to:
After tax gain/loss from disposal of discontinued operations
Footnotes:
A. No standard text
Discontinued Operations Per Share
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05228
All Industries:
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS PER SHARE represents the after tax per share amount of the gain or
loss from the portion of a company's operations that have been discontinued.
This item is shown per 1,000 shares for Brazilian companies.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1992.
It excludes:
Gain/Loss on disposal
Footnotes:
A. No standard text
Discontinued Operations - Pre-tax
Supplementary (Income) Data, Annual Item; Field 01269
All Industries:
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - PRE-TAX represents the pre-tax gain or loss from a company's
operations that have been discontinued.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1992.
Footnotes:
A. No standard text
B. Includes disposal
Discontinued Operations - Total (Per Share)
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 18205
All Industries:
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - TOTAL (PER SHARE) represents the total after tax per share gain or
loss resulting from a company discontinuing a segment of its business.
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