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ACQUISITIONS AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS ACQUISITIONS AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS
The Company regularly considers strategic licensing and acquisition opportunities. Acquired businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at fair value, with limited exceptions. Transaction costs and costs to restructure the acquired company are expensed as incurred. The operating results of the acquired business are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. Goodwill is recorded with the acquisition and is calculated as the difference between the acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred and the values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) is recognized at fair value and initially characterized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, irrespective of whether the acquired IPR&D has an alternative future use. If the acquired net assets do not constitute a business, the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition and no goodwill is recognized. In an asset acquisition, the amount allocated to acquired IPR&D with no alternative future use is charged to expense at the acquisition date and any future contingent consideration is not recorded until it becomes probable.
2023 Acquisitions
Acquisition of XIIDRA®
On June 30, 2023, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited, entered into a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement with Novartis Pharma AG and; Novartis Finance Corporation (together with Novartis Pharma AG, “Novartis”) to acquire XIIDRA® (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) and certain other ophthalmology assets. This acquisition is intended to complement and grow the Company's existing dry eye franchise.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company, through its affiliate, has agreed to acquire XIIDRA® and certain other ophthalmology assets from Novartis for an up-front cash payment, at closing, of $1,750 million, with potential milestone obligations of up to $750 million, in part, payable upon the achievement of specified commercialization and sales milestones for certain pipeline products to be acquired as part of the transaction and, in part, upon the achievement of specified sales milestones for XIIDRA®. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2023, subject to receipt of regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. The Company has obtained debt financing commitments for purposes of this transaction and intends to finance the $1,750 million up-front cash payment with new debt prior to the closing of the transaction.
Acquisition of Blink® Product Line
On July 6, 2023, the Company announced that it had consummated a transaction with Johnson & Johnson Vision, pursuant to which the Company, through an affiliate, had acquired the Blink® product line of eye and contact lens drops, which consists of Blink® Tears Lubricating Eye Drops, Blink® Tears Preservative Free Lubricating Eye Drops, Blink GelTears® Lubricating Eye Drops, Blink® Triple Care Lubricating Eye Drops, Blink Contacts® Lubricating Eye Drops and Blink-N-Clean® Lens Drops. This acquisition was made by the Company to continue to grow its global over-the-counter business.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company, through an affiliate, acquired the Blink® product line of eye and contact lens drops for an up-front cash payment of $107 million, which was paid on the closing of the transaction in early July 2023.
As this transaction closed during July 2023, the Company is still finalizing the allocation of the purchase price to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Acquisition of AcuFocus, Inc.
On January 17, 2023, the Company acquired AcuFocus, Inc. ("AcuFocus") for an up-front payment of $35 million, $31 million of which was paid in January 2023 with the remaining purchase price to be paid within 18 months following the date of the transaction, less any amounts that are the subject of any indemnification claims. AcuFocus is an ophthalmic medical device company. The acquisition was made by the Company to acquire breakthrough small aperture intraocular technology for certain cataract patients. The AcuFocus business is included within the Surgical segment. Supplemental pro forma information related to revenue and earnings for 2023 are not provided as they did not have a material impact on the Company's operations. Additional contingent payments may become due upon achievement of future sales milestones. At the time of acquisition, the acquisition-related contingent consideration liability related to this transaction was $5 million, which the Company reassesses each quarter for changes in fair value. See Note 6, “FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS” for additional information regarding the fair value assessment of the acquisition-related contingent consideration liabilities.
The acquisition of AcuFocus has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting as: (i) substantially all the fair value of the assets acquired is not concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets and (ii) substantive inputs and processes were acquired to contribute to the creation of outputs. As a result of this transaction, recorded within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are Inventories, net of $4 million, Prepaid expenses and other current assets of $4 million, Intangibles, net of $28 million, Goodwill of $2 million, Deferred tax assets, net of $2 million, Property, plant and equipment, net of $1 million, Accounts payable of $1 million and Accrued and other current liabilities of $1 million. Since the date of acquisition, adjustments made during the measurement process have included a decrease of $6 million to Deferred tax assets, net with an offset to Goodwill.
2022 Licensing Agreement and Acquisitions
As described below, during 2022, the Company entered a strategic licensing agreement and completed the following acquisitions for an aggregate up-front payment of $45 million.
On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive five year European distribution agreement with Sanoculis Ltd. ("Sanoculis") for Sanoculis' Minimally Invasive Micro Sclerostomy ("MIMS®"). MIMS® is an innovative minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of glaucoma and is expected to complement existing Bausch + Lomb products within this market. As a part of the agreement, the Company agreed to purchase the MIMS® product from Sanoculis for distribution in various European countries.
On November 21, 2022, the Company acquired Paragon BioTeck, Inc. (“Paragon BioTeck”), an eye-care focused drug development company, having a primary emphasis on the early detection of ocular diseases. The acquisition of Paragon BioTeck has been accounted for by the Company as an asset acquisition. The primary asset in the transaction, the trademarks, represented substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired. There are no future sales milestones associated with this transaction.
On December 12, 2022, the Company acquired Total Titanium, Inc. (“Total Titanium”), a privately held ophthalmic microsurgical instrument and machined parts manufacturing company. The transaction was completed to assist in driving revenue growth as well as increasing manufacturing capacity. The fair value of the acquisition of Total Titanium has been accounted for as a business combination and included in the Surgical segment. Supplemental pro forma information related to revenue and earnings for 2022 are not provided as they did not have a material impact on the Company's operations. Additional contingent payments may be payable upon reaching key future milestone achievements related to sales and employee retention. Refer to Note 21, “COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES” in the Annual Report for further detail regarding potential future milestone payments related to previously entered transactions and agreements.
As a result of these transactions, recorded within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are Trade receivables, net of $1 million, Inventories, net of $1 million, Property, plant and equipment, net of $2 million, Intangibles, net of $43 million, Goodwill of $5 million and Deferred tax liabilities, net of $11 million.