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ACQUISITION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
ACQUISITION

On February 28, 2014, the Company and Classified Ventures, LLC (“CV”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, on April 1, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), the Company purchased from CV certain assets and assumed certain liabilities, in each case, related to the Apartments.com business (collectively, the “Apartments.com Business”). Apartments.com is a national online apartment rentals resource for renters, property managers and owners. Apartments.com offers renters a database of apartment listings and provides professional property management companies and landlords with an advertising destination. Renters can conduct personalized searches of apartment listings and view video demonstrations and community reviews through the Apartments.com website and mobile applications. The Apartments.com network of rental websites also includes ApartmentHomeLiving.com, another national online apartment rentals resource. The acquisition increased the Company's presence in the multifamily vertical.

In consideration for the purchase of the Apartments.com Business, on April 1, 2014, the Company paid $587.1 million in cash, including an estimated $2.1 million in connection with a preliminary net working capital adjustment as of the Closing Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the purchase price was reduced by approximately $2.9 million following the final determination of the net working capital of the Apartments.com Business as of the Closing Date, and CV paid the Company $2.9 million on July 9, 2014.

The Company applied the acquisition method to account for the Apartments.com transaction, which requires that, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

Accounts receivable
$
11,402

Goodwill
421,724

Acquired trade names and other intangible assets
71,779

Acquired customer base
69,684

Acquired database technology
11,489

Acquired building photography
1,006

Other assets and liabilities
(2,866
)
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired
$
584,218


The net assets of Apartments.com were recorded at their estimated fair value. In valuing acquired assets and liabilities, fair value estimates were based on, but were not limited to, future expected cash flows, market rate assumptions for contractual obligations, and appropriate discount rates.

The acquired customer base for the acquisition consists of one distinct intangible asset, is composed of acquired customer contracts and the related customer relationships, and has an estimated useful life of ten years. The acquired database technology has an estimated useful life of one year due to the Company's intent to replace the existing database technology in 2015. The acquired trade names and other intangible assets have a weighted average estimated useful life of thirteen years. The acquired building photography has an estimated useful life of three years. Amortization of the acquired customer base is recognized on an accelerated basis related to the expected economic benefit of the intangible asset, while amortization of the acquired database technology, acquired building photography and acquired trade names and other intangible assets are recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Goodwill recorded in connection with this acquisition is not amortized, but is subject to annual impairment tests. The $421.7 million of goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition is associated with the Company's North America operating segment and the entire amount of goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes in future periods.
 
Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Specifically, the goodwill recorded as part of the Apartments.com acquisition includes: (i) the expected synergies and other benefits that the Company believes will result from combining its operations with Apartments.com's operations; and (ii) any intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as the assembled workforce.

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ACQUISITIONS — (CONTINUED)

The Company's consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014, included $76.8 million from the Apartments.com Business. The Company's consolidated income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2014, included a $23.9 million loss before income taxes from the Apartments.com Business. The Company's consolidated revenue and income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 did not include any amount from the Apartments.com Business.

The following unaudited pro forma amounts present consolidated information as if the acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2013 (in thousands except per share data):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2014
Revenue
$
526,811

 
$
598,340

Net income
$
14,432

 
$
51,649

Net income per share — basic
$
0.52

 
$
1.71

Net income per share — diluted
$
0.51

 
$
1.69


This information is based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of purchase price and other acquisition accounting adjustments, including: (i) the amortization associated with the acquired intangible assets; (ii) interest expense associated with debt used to fund a portion of the acquisition; and (iii) income tax expense associated with pro forma adjustments and the historical results of Apartments.com calculated at a tax rate of 38%. The unaudited pro forma results do not include: (i) any potential synergies, cost savings or other expected benefits of the acquisition and (ii) the non-recurring acquisition costs incurred through the date of acquisition. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma amounts are for comparative purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the results of operations which would have resulted had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the applicable period and may not be indicative of the results that will be attained in the future.

As a result of the acquisition of the Apartments.com Business, the Company recorded approximately $1.4 million in acquisition-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2014. These costs include expenses directly related to acquiring the Apartments.com Business, are expensed as incurred and are recorded in general and administrative expense. The Company did not record any acquisition-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 and recorded approximately $5.2 million in acquisition-related costs for the year ended December 31, 2012 as a result of the acquisition of LoopNet on April 30, 2012.