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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

3. ACQUISITIONS

Upon consummation of each acquisition the Company evaluates whether the acquisition constitutes a business. An acquisition is considered a business if it is comprised of a complete self-sustaining integrated set of activities and assets consisting of inputs and processes applied to those inputs that are used to generate revenues. For a transferred set of activities and assets to be a business, it must contain all of the inputs and processes necessary for it to continue to conduct normal operations after the transferred set is separated from the transferor, which includes the ability to sustain a revenue stream by providing its outputs to customers. A transferred set of activities and assets fails the definition of a business if it excludes one or more significant items such that it is not possible for the set to continue normal operations and sustain a revenue stream by providing its products and/or services to customers.

All business acquisitions have been accounted for as purchase business combinations with the operations of the businesses included subsequent to their acquisition dates. The allocation of the respective purchase prices is generally based upon independent appraisals and or management’s estimates of the discounted future cash flows to be generated from the media properties for intangible assets, and replacement cost for tangible assets. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences based upon management’s best estimate of the tax basis of acquired assets and liabilities that will ultimately be accepted by the applicable taxing authority.

Pulpo Acquisition

On June 18, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of Pulpo, a leading provider of digital advertising services and solutions focused on Hispanics in the U.S. and Mexico. The Company acquired Pulpo in order to acquire an additional digital media platform that the Company believes will enhance its offerings to the U.S. Hispanic marketplace. The transaction was funded from the Company’s cash on hand, for an aggregate cash consideration of $15.0 million, net of cash acquired of $0.7 million, and contingent consideration with a fair value of $1.4 million as of the acquisition date.

The following is a summary of the purchase price allocation for the Company’s acquisition of Pulpo (in millions):

 

Accounts receivable

  

$

1.6

  

Prepaids and other assets

  

 

0.1

  

Property and equipment

  

 

0.5

  

Intangible assets subject to amortization

  

 

3.4

  

Goodwill

  

 

14.1

  

Current liabilities

  

 

(1.8

Deferred income taxes

  

 

(1.5

 

The acquisition of Pulpo includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires additional consideration to be paid by the Company to Pulpo if certain annual performance benchmarks are achieved over a three-year period. Any such additional consideration is payable 90 days after each fiscal year end beginning December 31, 2014. The range of the total undiscounted amounts the Company could pay under the contingent consideration agreement over the three-year period is between $0 and $3.0 million. As of December 31, 2014, the Company determined that Pulpo was less likely to earn the full amount of the contingent consideration for the years 2015 and 2016. Therefore, the Company adjusted the fair value of the contingent consideration in the fourth quarter of 2014 to $1.3 million. Performance targets were achieved for the year ended December 31, 2014, and, accordingly, a payment of $1.0 million was made to the sellers in the first quarter of 2015. In the second quarter of 2015, the Company determined that Pulpo was not likely to earn any amount of the contingent consideration for the fiscal year 2015. Therefore, the Company adjusted the fair value of the contingent consideration in the second quarter of 2015 to $0.1 million. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company determined that Pulpo was not likely to earn any amount of the contingent consideration for the fiscal year 2016. Therefore, the Company further adjusted the fair value of the contingent consideration in the fourth quarter of 2015 to $0. The adjustments are included in corporate expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The fair value of the assets acquired includes trade receivables of $1.6 million. The gross amount due under contract is $1.7 million, of which $0.1 million is expected to be uncollectable.

The goodwill, which is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is assigned to the digital media segment and is attributable to Pulpo’s workforce and expected synergies from combining Pulpo’s operations with the Company’s.

Pro forma results of operations for this acquisition have not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations for any of the periods presented.