In Its 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders, Douglas-Roberts International Corporation

question 21

Essay

In its 2009 annual report to shareholders, Douglas-Roberts International Corporation disclosed the following:
In 2009, the company entered into three sale-leaseback arrangements with various financial institutions. Under the first arrangement, truck cab assembly machinery with a net book value of $58 million, was sold for $60 million and leased back under an 8-year operating lease agreement. Under the second arrangement, tooling and related engine manufacturing equipment with a net book value of $261 million, was sold for $260 million and leased back under an 11.5-year operating lease agreement. The third arrangement consisted of additional engine manufacturing equipment with a net book value of $62 million that was sold for $65 million and leased back under a 10-year operating lease agreement. The gain on these transactions was deferred and is being amortized over the terms of the lease agreements.
Discuss the most likely reasons for these three transactions, and explain the basis for the last sentence of the disclosure.

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