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| Property and Equipment, Net |
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consists of the following at September 30, 2015 and 2014:
Land Sale
Certain Silver Nip Citrus land with a cost of approximately $2,832,000 was classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2014. The land was sold during fiscal year 2015, resulting in a gain on sale of assets of approximately $2,927,000 with net cash proceeds of approximately $5,759,000.
Asset Impairment
The Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $541,000 during fiscal year 2015 on property classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014. The Company entered into a sales contract on February 17, 2015, which triggered the impairment of the property based on the negotiated sales price. The property was sold on April 3, 2015 and the Company received approximately $1,509,000 in net cash proceeds.
Sugarcane Lease
On May 19, 2014, the Company entered into a triple net agricultural lease (the "Lease") with its sole sugarcane customer, USSC, for 19,181 acres of land planted or plantable to sugar in Hendry County, Florida. As a result of the Lease, the Company is no longer directly engaged in sugarcane farming. The lease was assigned to Global in connection with the Sugarcane land sale (see Note 3, "Acquisitions and Dispositions").
The lease provided for a one-time reimbursement to the Company, at book value, for certain of our costs to develop and plant sugarcane (Property and Equipment), cultivate and care take sugarcane (Inventory) and for the purchase of certain rolling stock (Property and Equipment) used in our sugarcane operation. We had a combined book value of approximately $11,100,000 in planting and caretaking costs and approximately $2,200,000 net book value for the rolling stock. After negotiation with USSC, we agreed to a one time reimbursement of approximately $8,800,000 in plant cane and caretaking costs and a sales price of approximately $2,200,000 for the rolling stock. Therefore, the Company recorded a one-time charge of approximately $2,300,000 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 as an operating expense in the Improved Farmland segment. In addition, we also received the annual base rent payment of approximately $3,548,000 for a total payment of approximately $14,600,000 from USSC on July 1, 2014.
Polk County property sale
On July 1, 2014, the Company sold a 2,800 acre parcel of land in Polk County, Florida for $5,623,000. This parcel was surplus to our operations and was classified as held for sale. This sale was part of a like-kind exchange transaction that qualified for tax-deferral treatment in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.
Sale of Easement
In fiscal year 2013, the Company closed a warranty easement deed with the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"), through its administering agency, The Natural Resources Conservation Service, granting a conservation easement on approximately 11,600 acres located in Hendry County, FL (the “Property”) for approximately $20,678,000. The easement agreement states the Property will be enrolled in perpetuity in the Wetlands Reserve Program designed to restore, protect and enhance the values of the wetlands and for the conservation of natural resources. The Company will retain title to the Property and the right to various recreational uses including hunting, fishing and leasing of such rights. Additionally, the Company reserves the right to subsurface resources including oil, gas, minerals and geothermal resources underlying the easement area and the right to water uses and water rights identified as reserved to us. As a result of the transaction, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $20,300,000 in its Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013.
Assets held for sale
There were no assets held for sale at September 30, 2015. At September 30, 2014 the assets held for sale were comprised of the following:
Purchase and Sale Agreement
On November 21, 2014, the Company completed the sale of approximately 36,000 acres of land used for sugarcane production and land leasing in Hendry County, Florida to Global for approximately $97,900,000 in cash. We had previously leased these acres to USSC. The USSC Lease was assigned to Global in conjunction with the land sale.
As a result of the disposition of our sugarcane land, we are no longer involved in sugarcane and, as of November 21, 2014, the Improved Farmland segment was no longer material to our business.
Our sugarcane land has been classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2014, however the sugarcane operation has not been classified as a discontinued operation due to the Company’s continuing involvement and continuing cash outflows in the operation pursuant to a Post-Closing Agreement in association with the Global land sale.
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