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Acquisitions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
ACQUISITIONS

Atlas Carpet Mills, Inc.

Effective March 19, 2014, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of Atlas Carpet Mills, Inc. ("Atlas") for total purchase price consideration of $18,759, including a cash payment of $16,543, accrued consideration relating to holdbacks for certain inventories and customer claims of $923 and accrued consideration for a working capital adjustment of $1,293. The Company financed the transaction with availability under its revolving credit facility.

Atlas is a California-based manufacturer and marketer of high-end commercial broadloom and tile carpeting serving soft floorcovering markets. Atlas has a strong reputation for exceptional design, quality and service. This brand is sold through the existing Atlas sales force and broadens the Company's product offerings for commercial applications along with the Company's Masland Contract brand.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination which generally requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The acquisition did not represent a significant business combination. The fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price resulting in a bargain purchase of $10,937. This amount differs from the amounts originally reported in the first quarter of 2014 as result of changes in the provisional fair value of the assets and liabilities of Atlas. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of March 19, 2014 based on the purchase price allocation. The components of the purchase price allocation consisted of the following:

Cash
$
2,466

Receivables
4,998

Inventories
10,981

Other current assets
797

Assets held for sale
5,152

Property, plant and equipment
6,716

Finite intangible asset
3,300

Other assets
859

Accounts payable
(2,286
)
Accrued expenses
(2,883
)
Capital lease obligation
(404
)
Fair value of net assets acquired
$
29,696

Total consideration
18,759

Gain on purchase of business
$
(10,937
)


The Company believes that several factors were significant in the recognition of a gain from the acquisition of Atlas. Atlas had higher cost of dyeing due to the lack of capacity utilization and therefore needed to lower costs by combining dye facilities with another operation. In addition, Atlas had a higher cost of modular carpet tile manufacturing due to outsourcing the tile manufacturing operations. Therefore, Atlas would have had to make significant investments in product and manufacturing equipment to be competitive in the modular carpet manufacturing business. Finally, the Seller had the desire to see Atlas operated as an independent brand and organization in the future. All of these objectives were achieved by combining Atlas with the Company in a mutually advantageous relationship.

The Company determined that it is impracticable to provide comparative pro forma financial information related to the acquisition. Significant estimates of amounts to be included in pro forma financial information would be required and subject to an inordinate level of subjectivity. Net sales related to Atlas included in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 were $10,155 and $1,666, respectively.

Burtco Enterprises, Inc.

Effective September 22, 2014, the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Burtco Enterprises, Inc. ("Burtco") for total purchase price consideration of $2,549, including a cash payment of $2,430 and accrued consideration for a working capital adjustment of $119.

Since 1979, Burtco has created high-quality, custom-crafted carpet designed for the hospitality industry.  Burtco manufactures both wool and solution-dyed computer yarn placement (CYP) products that are used in public spaces and hotel guest rooms.
These products will broaden the product offerings for commercial applications under the Company's Masland Contract brand.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination which generally requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The acquisition did not represent a significant business combination. The fair value of the net assets acquired totaled $2,722.