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Business Acquisitions and Noncontrolling Interests
3 Months Ended
Feb. 27, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Acquisitions and Noncontrolling Interests
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Business Acquisitions

TDC
On January 29, 2016 the Company acquired certain assets of TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc. (“TDC”), a manufacturer and supplier of pleated filter bags, dust collection cartridges and gas turbine air filters, for a purchase price of approximately $10,914. The operations of TDC have been merged into the Company's CLARCOR Industrial Air business, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, which is part of the Company's Industrial/Environmental Filtration segment. A preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired was made based on available information and incorporating management’s best estimates.  Assets acquired in the transaction were recorded at their estimated acquisition-date fair values, consisting primarily of $3,200 of customer relationships, $2,657 of inventory, $1,959 of machinery and equipment, and $3,446 of goodwill.  The Company is currently in the process of finalizing the valuations of all assets acquired.  The Company expects to finalize the purchase price allocation within one year of the purchase date.
Filter Resources
On December 17, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Filter Resources, Inc., Filtration, Inc. and Fabrication Specialties, Inc. (collectively, "Filter Resources"). The purchase price for Filter Resources was approximately $21,861, which the Company funded with borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility. The Company assumed long-term debt of the business of $1,250, which was immediately repaid in connection with the closing
Filter Resources has operating facilities located in the Texas gulf coast and Louisiana region, with approximately 75 total employees. The business is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of filtration products for petrochemical, refinery, pipeline and other industrial applications. The operations of Filter Resources have been merged into the Company's PECOFacet group of companies, headquartered in Mineral Wells, Texas. Its results are included as part of the Company's Industrial/Environmental Filtration segment from the date of acquisition.
A contingent liability for a potential earn-out payment to the former owners, based on adjusted earnings from certain capital projects, was initially recorded at its acquisition-date estimated fair value of $1,154 and is being accreted to its face value of $1,350 ratably through the conclusion of the earn-out period in 2016. The resulting contingent liability of $1,317 is included in Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet at February 27, 2016, with $33 of accretion recorded as Interest expense in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three months ended February 27, 2016.
An allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was made based on available information and incorporating management's best estimates. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction were recorded at their estimated acquisition-date fair values, while transaction costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred. The allocation of the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed was finalized as of November 30, 2015.
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition of Filter Resources:
Accounts receivable
$
3,180

Inventories
2,042

Other current assets
118

Property, plant and equipment
574

Goodwill
11,938

Intangible assets
10,880

 
Total assets acquired
28,732

Current liabilities
2,670

Noncurrent liabilities
4,201

 
Net assets acquired
$
21,861


Filter Resources was acquired primarily to expand the Company's access to petrochemical and refinery customers, particularly in the U.S. gulf coast region. Goodwill of $11,938 recorded in connection with the acquisition, which is not deductible for tax purposes, represents the estimated value of such future opportunities. A summary of the intangible assets acquired is shown in the following table:
 
Estimated
Weighted average
Amortization
Identifiable intangible assets
Value
Useful life
Method
Customer relationships
$
10,800

15 years
Straight-line
Trademarks
80

1 year
Straight-line
 
$
10,880

 
 

Net sales and operating profit for Filter Resources for the three months ended February 27, 2016 and February 28, 2015 (which, in the case of the three month period ended February 28, 2015, includes the period from December 17, 2014 to February 28, 2015) were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
February 27, 2016
 
February 28, 2015
Net sales
$
5,551

 
$
4,047

Operating profit
402

 
276


Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests changed as follows during the three months ended February 27, 2016 and February 28, 2015:
 
Three Months Ended
 
February 27, 2016
 
February 28, 2015
 
Redeemable
 
Non-Redeemable
 
Redeemable
 
Non-Redeemable
Noncontrolling interests at beginning of period
$

 
$
896

 
$
1,587

 
$
1,043

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests (loss) earnings

 
27

 
(24
)
 
52

Foreign currency translation

 
(82
)
 
(119
)
 
(84
)
Dividend

 

 

 
(206
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests at end of period
$

 
$
841

 
$
1,444

 
$
805


 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

In March 2007, the Company acquired an 80% ownership share in Sinfa SA (“SINFA”), a manufacturer of automotive and heavy-duty engine filters based in Casablanca, Morocco, which is included in the Engine/Mobile Filtration segment.  As part of the purchase agreement, the Company and the noncontrolling owners each had the option to require the purchase of the remaining 20% ownership share by the Company after December 31, 2012.  During the three month period ended May 30, 2015, the Company exercised its option and acquired the remaining 20% ownership share for approximately $1,239, following which SINFA became a wholly owned subsidiary. The difference between the amount paid and the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest was recorded to Retained earnings in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.