Financial accounting rules require firms to assess whether they will recover carrying amounts of long-lived assets and, if not, to write down the assets to their fair value and recognize an impairment loss in income from continuing operations. Impairment charges often appear as a separate line item on the income statement of companies that experience reductions in the future benefits originally anticipated from the long-lived assets. Conduct a search to identify a firm (other than those given in this chapter) that has recently reported an impairment charge. Discuss how the firm

(a) Reported the charge on the income statement,

(b) Determined the amount of the charge, 

(c) Used cash related to the charge.