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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
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(a)    Summary of Recent Acquisitions

Composite Engineering, Inc.

On July 2, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Composite Engineering, Inc. (“CEI”) for approximately $164.2 million. The purchase price including an adjustment for working capital and cash to be paid to the shareholders for the 338(h)(10) election includes $135.0 million in cash, and 4.0 million shares of the Company's common stock, valued at $5.94 per share on July 2, 2012, or $23.8 million. $10.7 million of the cash paid was placed into an escrow account as security for CEI's indemnification obligations as set forth in the CEI purchase agreement and will be reduced by $1.0 million to pay the working capital adjustment owed to the Company in July 2013. In addition, $2.5 million was paid to retire certain pre-existing CEI debt and settle pre-existing accounts receivable from CEI at its carrying and fair value of $3.0 million. The Company plans to make an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code, which will result in tax deductible goodwill related to this transaction and as a result will pay an estimated $1.7 million in additional tax liability incurred by the shareholders of CEI for this election. The Company estimates that the tax deductible goodwill and intangibles, which is subject to change based upon the final fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, will be approximately $141.8 million and can be deducted for federal and California state income taxes over a 15-year period.

In connection with the completion of the CEI transaction, certain CEI personnel entered into long-term employment agreements with the Company and on July 2, 2012, the Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for an aggregate 2.0 million shares of common stock as long-term retention inducement grants to certain employees of CEI who have joined Kratos. The RSUs had an estimated value of $11.9 million on the grant date, vest on the fourth anniversary of the closing of the CEI acquisition, or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events, and are being accounted for as compensation expense over such four-year period.

To fund the acquisition of CEI, on May 14, 2012, the Company sold 20.0 million shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $5.00 per share in an underwritten public offering. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $100.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $97.0 million after deducting underwriting fees and other offering expenses. The Company used the net proceeds from this offering to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of CEI. In addition, the Company used borrowings of $40.0 million from its revolving line of credit to partially fund the purchase price of CEI.

CEI is a vertically integrated manufacturer and developer of unmanned aerial target systems and composite structures used for national security programs. Its drones are designed to replicate some of the most lethal aerial threats facing warfighters and strategic assets. CEI's customers include U.S. agencies and foreign governments. CEI is a part of the KGS segment.

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition was allocated to goodwill. The value of the goodwill represents the value the Company expects to be created by enabling it to strategically expand its strengths in the areas of design, engineering, development, manufacturing and production of unmanned aerial targets, and by enabling the Company to realize significant cross selling opportunities.

The transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the major assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of July 2, 2012 (in millions):
Cash
$
8.9

Accounts receivable
9.3

Inventoried costs
12.3

Other current assets
8.9

Property and equipment
8.1

Intangible assets
38.0

Goodwill
104.3

  Total assets
189.8

Current liabilities
(25.6
)
  Net assets acquired
$
164.2




The goodwill recorded in this transaction is tax deductible.

As of July 2, 2012, the expected fair value of accounts receivable approximated historical cost. The gross accounts receivable was $9.3 million, none of which is expected to be uncollectible. There was no contingent purchase consideration associated with the acquisition of CEI.

The amounts of revenue and operating income of CEI included in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 30, 2012 are $68.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

Asset Purchase

On December 30, 2011, the Company acquired selected assets of a critical infrastructure security and public safety system integration business (the “Critical Infrastructure Business”) for approximately $18.8 million which includes a final agreement on the working capital adjustment.

The Critical Infrastructure Business designs, engineers, deploys, manages and maintains specialty security systems at some of the most strategic asset and critical infrastructure locations in the U.S. Additionally, these security systems are typically integrated into command and control system infrastructure or command centers. Approximately 15% of the revenues of the Critical Infrastructure Business are recurring in nature due to the operation, maintenance or sustainment of the security systems once deployed. The Critical Infrastructure Business is part of the Company's PSS segment.

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition was allocated to goodwill. The value of the goodwill represents the value the Company expects to be created by enabling it to strategically expand its strengths in the areas of homeland security solutions and will also enable the Company to realize significant cross selling opportunities and increase its sales of higher margin, fixed price products.

The transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the major assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in millions):

Accounts receivable
$
23.4

Other assets
0.5

Intangible assets
2.0

Goodwill
2.6

    Total assets
28.5

Current liabilities
(9.7
)
    Net assets acquired
$
18.8



The goodwill recorded in this transaction is tax deductible.

As of December 30, 2011, the expected fair value of accounts receivable approximated historical cost. The gross accounts receivable was $24.4 million, of which approximately $1.0 million is not expected to be collectible.

Due to the integration of the Critical Infrastructure Business with our existing PSS business it is impractical to estimate the amounts of revenue and operating income (loss) included in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 30, 2012.

SecureInfo Corporation

On November 15, 2011, the Company acquired SecureInfo Corporation (“SecureInfo”) for $20.3 million in cash, which included a $1.5 million earn-out that was paid in March 2012. Upon completion of the SecureInfo transaction, the Company deposited $1.8 million of the purchase price into an escrow account as security for SecureInfo's indemnification obligations as set forth in the SecureInfo purchase agreement. In addition, the SecureInfo purchase agreement provided that the purchase price would be (i) increased on a dollar for dollar basis if the working capital on the closing date (as defined in the SecureInfo purchase agreement) exceeded $2.2 million or (ii) decreased on a dollar for dollar basis if the working capital was less than $2.2 million. The SecureInfo working capital was $2.1 million, and the Company and SecureInfo agreed to a working capital adjustment of $0.1 million.

Based in northern Virginia, SecureInfo is a cybersecurity company specializing in assisting defense, intelligence, civilian government and commercial customers to identify, understand, document, manage, mitigate and protect against cybersecurity risks while reducing information security costs and achieving compliance with applicable regulations, standards and guidance. SecureInfo offers strategic advisory, operational cybersecurity and cybersecurity risk management services and is a recognized leader in the rapidly evolving fields of cloud security, continuous monitoring and cybersecurity training. Customers include the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and large commercial customers, including market leading cloud computing service providers. SecureInfo is part of the KGS segment.

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition was allocated to goodwill. The value of the goodwill represents the value the Company expects to be created by SecureInfo's nationally recognized expertise in operational cybersecurity, cybersecurity risk management and cybersecurity training programs.

The SecureInfo transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the major assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in millions):

Cash
$
1.4

Other assets
3.0

Property and equipment
0.1

Intangible assets
4.5

Goodwill
12.2

    Total assets
21.2

Current liabilities
(0.9
)
    Net assets acquired
$
20.3



The goodwill recorded in this transaction is not tax deductible.

As of November 15, 2011, the expected fair value of accounts receivable approximated historical cost. The gross accounts receivable was $2.9 million, none of which is expected to be uncollectible.

The amounts of revenue and operating income of SecureInfo included in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 25, 2011 and December 30, 2012 were $1.9 million and $0.1 million, and $16.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Integral Systems, Inc.
 
On July 27, 2011, the Company acquired Integral Systems, Inc. (“Integral”) in a cash and stock transaction valued at $241.1 million. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Company paid an aggregate of $131.4 million in cash, issued approximately 10.4 million shares of the Company's common stock valued at $108.7 million and issued replacement stock options with a fair value of $1.0 million.

To fund the cash portion of the acquisition, on July 27, 2011, the Company issued $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued at a premium of 105% for an effective interest rate of approximately 8.9%. The gross proceeds of approximately $120.8 million, which includes an approximate $5.8 million issuance premium and excludes accrued interest received of $1.8 million, were used to finance, in part, the cash portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Integral, to refinance existing indebtedness of Integral and its subsidiaries, to pay certain severance payments in connection with the acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses. See Note 5 for a complete description of the Company's debt.

As consideration for the acquisition of Integral, each Integral stockholder received (i) $5.00 in cash, without interest, and (ii) 0.588 shares of the Company's common stock for each share of Integral common stock. In addition, upon completion of the acquisition (i) each outstanding Integral stock option with an exercise price less than $13.00 per share was, if the holder thereof had so elected in writing, canceled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the product of the total number of shares of Integral common stock subject to such in-the-money option, multiplied by the aggregate value of the excess, if any, of $13.00 over the exercise price per share applicable to such option, less the amount of any tax withholding, (ii) each outstanding Integral stock option with an exercise price equal to or greater than $13.00 per share and each Integral in-the-money option the holder of which had not made the election described in (i) above was converted into an option to purchase Company common stock, with the number of shares subject to such option adjusted to equal the number of shares of Integral common stock subject to such out-of-the-money option multiplied by 0.9559, rounded up to the nearest whole share, and the per share exercise price under each such option adjusted by dividing the per share exercise price applicable to such option by 0.9559, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, and (iii) each outstanding share of restricted stock granted under an Integral equity plan or otherwise, whether vested or unvested, was canceled and converted into the right to receive $13.00, less the amount of any tax withholding.

Integral is a global provider of products, systems and services for satellite command and control, telemetry and digital signal processing, data communications, enterprise network management and communications information assurance.  Integral specializes in developing, managing and operating secure communications networks, both satellite and terrestrial, as well as systems and services to detect, characterize and geolocate sources of radio frequency or RF interference.  Integral’s customers include U.S. and foreign commercial, government, military and intelligence organizations.  For almost 30 years, customers have relied on Integral to design and deliver innovative commercial-based products, solutions and services that are cost-effective and reduce delivery schedules and risk. Integral is part of the Company’s KGS segment. 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition was allocated to goodwill. The value of the goodwill represents the value the Company expects to be created by Integral’s significant expertise with satellite operations, ground systems, signal processing and other areas of satellite command and control, as well as advanced technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, situational awareness, remote management and numerous established electronic attack and electronic warfare platforms, tactical missile systems, and strategic deterrence systems. The Integral transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the merger date. The following table summarizes the fair values of the major assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of July 27, 2011 (in millions):
 
Cash
$
6.8

Accounts receivable
68.4

Inventoried costs
15.8

Deferred tax assets
36.4

Other assets
3.5

Property and equipment
12.9

Intangible assets
32.0

Goodwill
187.8

Total assets
363.6

Current liabilities
(84.5
)
Deferred tax liabilities
(19.5
)
Long-term liabilities
(18.5
)
Net assets acquired
$
241.1

 
The goodwill recorded in this transaction is not tax deductible.
 
As of July 27, 2011, the expected fair value of accounts receivable approximated the historical cost. The gross accounts receivable was $68.6 million, of which $0.2 million is not expected to be collectible. There was no contingent purchase consideration associated with the acquisition of Integral.
 
The amounts of revenue and operating income of Integral included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 25, 2011 and December 30, 2012 were $87.3 million and $7.1 million, and $204.2 million and $10.8 million, respectively.

Herley Industries, Inc.
 
On March 25, 2011, the Company acquired approximately 13.2 million shares of Herley Industries, Inc. ("Herley") common stock, representing approximately 94% of the total outstanding shares of Herley common stock, in a tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Herley common stock. The fair value of the non-controlling interest related to Herley as of March 25, 2011 was $16.9 million, which represents the market trading price of $19.00 per share multiplied by approximately 0.9 million shares that were not tendered as of March 25, 2011. On March 30, 2011, following the purchase of the non-controlling interest in a subsequent offering period, Herley became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The shares of Herley common stock were purchased at a price of $19.00 per share. Accordingly, the Company paid approximately $245.5 million in cash consideration as of March 27, 2011, and as of April 15, 2011 the Company had paid aggregate cash consideration of $270.7 million for the shares of Herley common stock and certain in-the-money options, which were exercised upon the change in control. In addition, upon completion of the subsequent short-form merger, all unexercised options to purchase Herley common stock were assumed by the Company and converted into options to purchase Kratos common stock, entitling the holders thereof to receive 1.3495 shares of Kratos common stock for each share of Herley common stock underlying the options (“Herley Options”). The Company assumed each Herley Option in accordance with the terms (as in effect as of the date of the Herley Merger Agreement) of the applicable Herley equity plan and the option agreement pursuant to which such Herley Option was granted. The Herley Options are exercisable for an aggregate of approximately 0.8 million shares of the Company’s common stock. All Herley Options were fully vested upon the change in control, and the fair value of the Herley Options assumed was $1.9 million. The total aggregate consideration for the purchase of Herley was $272.5 million, including the assumed Herley Options.  In addition, the Company assumed change in control obligations of $4.0 million related to the transaction and incurred combined transaction expenses of $11.1 million.
 
To fund the acquisition of Herley, on February 11, 2011, Kratos sold approximately 4.9 million shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $13.25 per share in an underwritten public offering. Kratos received gross proceeds of approximately $64.8 million and net proceeds of approximately $61.1 million after deducting underwriting fees and other offering expenses. Kratos used the net proceeds from this offering to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Herley. To fund the remaining purchase price, Kratos issued $285.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes at a premium of 107% through its wholly owned subsidiary, Acquisition Co. Lanza Parent ("Lanza"), on March 25, 2011, in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On April 4, 2011, after the acquisition of Herley was complete, Lanza was merged with and into Kratos and all assets and liabilities of Lanza became assets and liabilities of Kratos. See Note 5 for a complete description of the Company’s debt.

Herley is a leading provider of microwave technologies for use in command and control systems, flight instrumentation, weapons sensors, radar, communication systems, electronic warfare and electronic attack systems. Herley has served the defense industry for approximately 45 years by designing and manufacturing microwave devices for use in high-technology defense electronics applications. It has established relationships, experience and expertise in the military electronics, electronic warfare and electronic attack industry. Herley’s products represent key components in the national security efforts of the U.S., as they are employed in mission-critical electronic warfare, electronic attack, electronic warfare threat and radar simulation, command and control network, and cyber warfare/cyber security applications. Herley is part of the KGS segment.
 
The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition was allocated to goodwill. The value of the goodwill represents the value the Company expects to be created by Herley’s significant expertise in numerous established electronic attack and electronic warfare platforms, tactical missile systems, and strategic deterrence systems, which complement the Company’s existing business in manned and unmanned aircraft, missile systems and certain other programs.
 
The Herley transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the merger date. The following table summarizes the fair values of the major assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in millions):
 
Cash
$
21.8

Accounts receivable
39.1

Inventoried costs
42.8

Deferred tax assets
17.3

Other assets
7.2

Property and equipment
34.2

Intangible assets
37.0

Goodwill
146.4

Total assets
345.8

Current liabilities
(40.8
)
Deferred tax liabilities
(16.8
)
Debt
(9.5
)
Long-term liabilities
(6.2
)
Net assets acquired
$
272.5


 
The goodwill recorded in this transaction is not tax deductible.
 
As of March 25, 2011, the expected fair value of accounts receivable approximated the historical cost. The gross accounts receivable was $39.3 million, of which $0.2 million is not expected to be collectible. There were no contingent liabilities associated with the acquisition of Herley. The Company initially recorded $47.9 million of inventory and $30.4 million in property and equipment. The Company decreased the value of acquired inventory to $42.8 million and increased the value of acquired property and equipment to $34.2 million based on the final valuations.
 
The amounts of revenue and operating income of Herley included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 25, 2011 and December 30, 2012 were $150.8 million and $12.7 million, and $196.5 million and $31.4 million, respectively.
 
In accordance with Topic 805, the allocation of the purchase price for the Company’s acquisition of CEI is subject to adjustment during the measurement period after the closing date when additional information on asset and liability valuations becomes available. The above estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Measurement period adjustments reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. The Company believes that such information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the Company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. The Company has not finalized its valuation of certain assets and liabilities recorded in connection with this transaction, including contingent liabilities and deferred taxes. Thus, the provisional measurements recorded are subject to change. Any changes will be recorded as adjustments to the fair value of those assets and liabilities, and residual amounts will be allocated to goodwill. The final valuation adjustments may also require adjustment to the Consolidated Statements of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The following tables summarize the fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired for the Critical Infrastructure Business and CEI transactions and the weighted average amortization period of each class of intangible (in millions):

Critical Infrastructure Business
 
Gross Value
 
Estimated
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
(in years)
Customer relationships
 
$
1.1

 
1.3
Funded backlog
 
0.9

 
1
Total
 
$
2.0

 
1.2


CEI
 
Gross Value
 
Estimated
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
(in years)
Trade name
 
$
0.5

 
6
Customer relationships
 
18.5

 
5.5
Funded backlog
 
19.0

 
1.5
Total
 
$
38.0

 
3.5


 
Pro Forma Financial Information
 
The following tables summarize the supplemental Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations information on an unaudited pro forma basis as if the acquisitions of CEI, the Critical Infrastructure Business, SecureInfo, Integral, and Herley occurred on December 27, 2010 and include adjustments that were directly attributable to the foregoing transactions or were not expected to have a continuing impact on the Company. All acquisitions were included in the results of operations for the full year ended December 30, 2012, except CEI. There are no material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combinations included in the reported pro forma revenue and operations for 2011 and 2012. The pro forma results are for illustrative purposes only for the applicable period and do not purport to be indicative of the actual results that would have occurred had the transactions been completed as of the beginning of the period, nor are they indicative of results of operations that may occur in the future (all amounts, except per share amounts are in millions):
 
Year Ended December 25, 2011
 
Year Ended December 30, 2012
 
Pro forma revenues
$
1,046.9

 
$
1,019.5

 
Pro forma net loss before tax
(63.6
)
 
(132.0
)
 
Pro forma net loss
(67.1
)
 
(130.4
)
 
Net loss attributable to the registrant
(23.5
)
 
(112.9
)
 
Basic and diluted pro forma loss per share
$
(1.15
)
 
$
(2.31
)
 

 
The pro forma financial information reflects acquisition related expenses incurred, pro forma adjustments for the additional amortization associated with finite-lived intangible assets acquired, additional incremental interest expense, deferred financing costs related to the financing undertaken for the Integral and Herley transactions, the change in stock compensation expense as a result of the exercise of stock options and restricted stock immediately prior to closing of the Integral and Herley transactions, stock compensation related to the RSUs granted in the CEI transaction, and the related tax expense. The weighted average common shares also reflect the issuance of 4.9 million shares in February 2011 for the Herley acquisitions and 10.4 million shares in July 2011 for the Integral acquisition.

These adjustments are as follows (in millions except per share data):
 
 
Year Ended December 25, 2011
 
Year Ended December 30, 2012
 
Intangible amortization
$
32.8

 
$
16.2

 
Net change in stock compensation expense
(1.4
)
 
2.2

 
Net change in interest expense
(9.9
)
 

 
Net change in income tax benefit (expense)
(1.6
)
 

 
Increase in weighted average common shares outstanding for shares issued and not already included in the weighted average common shares outstanding
30.7

 
9.6

 

Contingent Acquisition Consideration

In connection with certain acquisitions, the Company has agreed to make additional future payments to the seller contingent upon achievement of specific performance-based milestones by the acquired entities. Pursuant to the provisions of Topic 805, the Company will re-measure these liabilities each reporting period and record changes in the fair value in its Consolidated Statement of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss). Increases or decreases in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability which is measured as the present value of expected future cash flows, a Level 3 (Level 3 hierarchy as defined by ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“Topic 820”)) measurement in the fair value hierarchy, can result from changes in discount periods and rates, as well as changes in the estimates on the achievement of the performance-based milestones.

Contingent acquisition consideration as of December 25, 2011 and December 30, 2012 is summarized in the following table (in millions):

 
 
SecureInfo
 
DEI
 
SCT
 
Total
 
Balance as of December 26, 2010
 
$

 
$
4.6

 
$
1.2

 
$
5.8

 
Fair value of contingent acquisition consideration
assumed in acquisitions
 
1.5

 

 

 
1.5

 
Post acquisition adjustments reflected in operating results
 

 
0.4


(0.1
)
 
0.3


Balance as of December 25, 2011
 
1.5

 
5.0

 
1.1

 
7.6

 
Cash payments
 
(1.5
)
 
(2.5
)
 

 
(4.0
)
 
Post acquisition adjustments reflected in operating results
 

 
(0.4
)
 
(1.1
)

(1.5
)
 
Balance as of December 30, 2012
 
$

 
$
2.1

 
$

 
$
2.1

 



As of December 30, 2012, $2.1 million is reflected in other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Pursuant to the terms of the agreement and plan of merger with DEI Services Corporation entered into on August 9, 2010 (“the DEI Agreement”), upon achievement of certain cash receipts, revenue, EBITDA and backlog amounts in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Company will be obligated to pay certain additional contingent consideration (the “DEI Contingent Consideration”). The Company has paid $2.9 million related to the DEI Contingent Consideration, of which $2.5 million was paid in April 2012. As of December 30, 2012, the undiscounted amount of future DEI Contingent Consideration that is payable by the Company under the DEI Agreement is $2.1 million which will be paid in the second quarter of 2013.

On December 7, 2010, the Company acquired Southside Container & Trailer, LLC (“SCT”). Pursuant to the terms of the SCT Agreement, upon achievement of certain earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) amounts in 2011, 2012 and 2013, the Company will pay the former stockholders of SCT certain additional performance-based consideration (“SCT Contingent Consideration”). The potential undiscounted amount of all future SCT Contingent Consideration that may be payable by the Company under the SCT Agreement is between zero and $3.5 million.
    
As of December 25, 2011, the fair value of the SCT Contingent Consideration was $1.1 million and was estimated by applying the income approach, which is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market, which Topic 820 refers to as Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions include a discount rate of 6.1%, a market participant cost of debt at the date of acquisition, and probability-adjusted levels for EBITDA. The fair value of the SCT Contingent Consideration was decreased by $1.1 million to zero and recognized as a credit to merger and acquisition related items during the three month period ended December 30, 2012.