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To: 10K a day who wrote (5354)11/18/2000 3:18:14 PM
From: bosquedog  Read Replies (1) of 5650
 
what the heck are impairment charges

The market valuation of companies in the e-services consulting space has
decreased dramatically since the announcement of our intention to acquire
Metamor in March 2000. This decrease, combined with our decision to sell certain
assets, triggered a review of the recoverability of the goodwill, other
intangibles and other long-lived assets. As a result, we recorded a $504.0
million impairment charge during the three months ended September 30, 2000,
reflecting the write-down of these assets to their estimated fair market value
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