Non-GAAP financial information excludes costs related primarily to the amortization of purchased intangibles, severance and facility-action costs, certain settlement costs and acquisition-related charges.
One person who has seen the book said the bankrupt team, which is being sold in a court-supervised auction, had operating profit (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) in the single digits in 2011 but a significant net loss after debt payments and non-cash charges.