Acquisitions and Dispositions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions

3. Acquisitions and Dispositions

2016 Acquisition

On August 4, 2016, the Company acquired Precision Dialogue Holdings, LLC (“Precision Dialogue”), a provider of email marketing, direct mail marketing and other services with operations in the United States for a purchase price, net of cash acquired, of approximately $59.2 million. The acquisition expanded the Company’s ability to help its customers measure communications effectiveness and audience engagement. Precision Dialogue contributed $13.8 million in sales and a loss before income taxes of $2.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and is included within the operating results of the Variable Print and Strategic Services segments.

 2016 Dispositions

On January 11, 2016, the Company sold two entities within the business process outsourcing reporting unit for net proceeds of $13.4 million. This resulted in a net gain of $12.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016, which was recorded in Other operating income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company sold three immaterial entities in the International segment.