Assuming the unit to be discontinued is a component of the business, it must meet two additional criteria before the transaction can be reported as a discontinued operation. First, the operation and cash flows of the component being disposed of must eliminated from the operations and cash flows of the entity as a results of the transaction. The company is not allowed to retain an interest in the cash flows of the operation and still account for it as discontinued operation. Second, and finally, the entity must retain no significant involvement in the operations of the component after the disposal takes place.