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ACQUISITIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
ACQUISITIONS
On September 30, 2016, we completed the acquisition of APC Logistics for the purpose of expanding C.H. Robinson's global presence and bringing additional capabilities and expertise to the company's portfolio. Total purchase consideration was $229.1 million, which was paid in cash and is subject to post-closing and working capital adjustments, in accordance with the acquisition agreement. We used advances under the Credit Agreement to fund part of the cash consideration. The following is a preliminary summary of the allocation of purchase price consideration to the estimated fair value of net assets for the acquisition of APC Logistics (in thousands):
Cash
$
8,886

Receivables
36,866

Inventory and other current assets
2,450

Property and equipment
1,789

Identifiable intangible assets
48,041

Goodwill
166,272

Other noncurrent assets
194

Long term deferred tax asset
728

Total assets
265,226

 
 
Accounts payable
(20,305
)
Accrued expenses
(15,832
)
Estimated net assets acquired
$
229,089



Identifiable intangible assets and estimated useful lives are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Estimated Life (years)
 
 
Customer relationships
7
 
$
48,041



The APC Logistics goodwill is a result of acquiring and retaining the APC Logistics existing workforce and expected synergies from integrating their business into C.H. Robinson. Purchase accounting is considered preliminary, subject to revision, mainly with respect to certain working capital accounts, taxes, identifiable intangible assets, and goodwill, as final information was not available as of September 30, 2016. The goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.

On January 1, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Freightquote.com, Inc. for the purpose of enhancing our less than truckload and truckload businesses and expanding our eCommerce capabilities. Total purchase consideration was $398.6 million, which was paid in cash. We used advances under the Credit Agreement to fund part of the cash consideration. The following is a summary of the allocation of purchase consideration to the estimated fair value of net assets for the acquisition of Freightquote (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents
$
29,302

Receivables
56,228

Other current assets
2,395

Property and equipment
43,687

Identifiable intangible assets
37,800

Goodwill
287,220

Trademarks
8,600

Other noncurrent assets
3,421

Total assets
468,653

 
 
Accounts payable
(44,622
)
Accrued expenses
(5,485
)
Other liabilities
(19,939
)
Estimated net assets acquired
$
398,607




Identifiable intangible assets and estimated useful lives are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Estimated Life (years)
 
 
Customer relationships
5
 
$
37,500

Noncompete agreements
5
 
300

Total identifiable intangible assets
 
 
$
37,800



We also acquired a trademark valued at $8.6 million which has been determined to be indefinite-lived. The Freightquote goodwill is a result of acquiring and retaining the Freightquote existing workforce and expected synergies from integrating their business into C.H. Robinson. Purchase accounting is considered final. The goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.