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Business Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Acquisitions Business Acquisitions
TD Ameritrade

Subsequent to September 30, 2020, Schwab completed its previously announced acquisition of TD Ameritrade effective October 6, 2020. As a result of the acquisition, TDA Holding became a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC. TD Ameritrade provides securities brokerage services, including trade execution, clearing services, and margin lending, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, and futures and foreign exchange trade execution services through its FCM and FDM subsidiary. TD Ameritrade also provides cash sweep and deposit account products through the IDA agreement, as well as bank deposit account agreements with other third-party depository institutions. The Company anticipates this transaction will add scale to help support the Company’s ongoing efforts to enhance the client experience, provide deeper resources for individual investors as well as RIAs, and continue to improve its operating efficiency. The acquisition brings together approximately $6 trillion in total client assets and 29 million brokerage accounts at the time closing.
In exchange for each share of TD Ameritrade common stock, TD Ameritrade stockholders received 1.0837 shares of CSC common stock, except for TD Bank and its affiliates which received a portion in nonvoting common stock. In connection with the transaction, Schwab issued approximately 586 million common shares to TD Ameritrade stockholders consisting of approximately 509 million shares of common stock and 77 million shares of nonvoting common stock, as described below. For further details on the new class of nonvoting common stock, see Note 17.

Provisional information regarding the acquisition that was available in the limited time since October 6, 2020 is provided below. Due to the timing of the close of the acquisition, certain information described in ASC 805, Business Combinations is not yet available and will be disclosed in subsequent periods.
The fair value of the purchase price transferred upon completion of the acquisition included the fair value of CSC common stock and nonvoting common stock that was issued to TD Ameritrade stockholders, as well as the fair value of assumed TD Ameritrade equity awards attributable to pre-combination services. The provisional purchase price was calculated as follows:
Fair value of consideration for TD Ameritrade outstanding common stock$21,664 
Fair value of replaced TD Ameritrade equity awards attributable to pre-combination services (1)
94 
Provisional purchase price$21,758 
(1) Share-based awards held by TD Ameritrade employees prior to the acquisition date were assumed by Schwab and converted into share-based awards with respect to CSC common stock, after giving effect to the exchange ratio of 1.0837. Such share-based awards are otherwise subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately before the merger, except for performance-based restricted stock units which were converted into time-based restricted stock units. The portion of the fair value of the share-based awards that relates to services performed by the employees prior to the acquisition date is included in the purchase price.

The Company accounted for the TD Ameritrade acquisition as a business combination under GAAP and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values, except for certain exceptions to the recognition principle of acquisition accounting, such as leases, share-based payments, and income taxes, as of the date of acquisition. The determination of fair values requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are considered provisional and are based on currently available information. The Company believes that the information available provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however, these provisional estimates may be adjusted upon the availability of new information regarding facts and circumstances which existed at the acquisition date. The Company expects to finalize the valuation of assets and liabilities as soon as practicable, but not later than one year from the acquisition date. Any adjustments to the initial estimates of the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed will be recorded as adjustments to the respective assets and liabilities, with the residual amounts allocated to goodwill.
The following table summarizes provisional information including the purchase price, fair values and estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and resulting goodwill as of the October 6, 2020 acquisition date.
Purchase price$21,758 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents3,484 
Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes14,236 
Receivables from brokerage clients28,009 
Available for sale securities1,779 
Acquired intangible assets8,880 
Equipment, office facilities, and property466 
Other assets3,061 
Total assets acquired59,915 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Payables to brokerage clients37,602 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities6,990 
Long-term debt3,829 
Total liabilities assumed48,421 
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired11,494 
Goodwill$10,264 

The provisional identifiable tangible and intangible assets of $466 million and $8.9 billion, respectively, are subject to depreciation and amortization. The following table summarizes the major classes of provisional tangible and intangible assets and their respective weighted-average estimated useful lives:
Estimated Fair ValueWeighted-Average Estimated Useful Life (Years)
Equipment, office facilities and property
Real property (1)
$226 37
Personal property (2)
162 2
Construction in progress49 N/A
Land29 N/A
Total equipment, office facilities and property$466 
Acquired intangible assets
Client relationships$8,700 20
Existing technology165 2
Trade names15 2
Total acquired intangible assets$8,880 
(1) Consists primarily of buildings.
(2) Consists primarily of equipment and leasehold improvements.
N/A Not applicable.

The estimated fair values of real property, personal property, construction in progress, and land were determined using a sales comparison and cost approach, including consideration of functional and economic obsolescence. The Company estimated the weighted-average useful lives of the assets based on the current condition and expected future use of the assets. The estimated fair values of client relationships, existing technology, and trade names were estimated using a multi-period excess earnings approach, cost approach, and relief from royalty approach, respectively. The multi-period excess earnings method starts with a forecast of all of the expected future net cash flows associated with the asset, and the relief from royalty method starts with a forecast of the royalties saved by the Company because it owns the asset. The forecasts are then adjusted to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risks associated with the cash flow streams. The cost approach uses replacement cost as an indicator of fair value.
Goodwill of $10.3 billion is primarily attributable to the scale, skill sets, operations, and synergies that can be leveraged to enable the combined company to build a stronger enterprise and will not be deductible for tax purposes.

In connection with the TD Ameritrade acquisition, the Company incurred various professional fees and other costs such as advisory, legal, and accounting fees. In total, the Company incurred acquisition and integration-related costs of $42 million and $103 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, which are primarily included in professional services and compensation and benefits expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income. Upon completion of the acquisition on October 6, 2020, the Company also recognized professional services expense of $26 million for transaction advisory services received.

See Notes 9, 10, 13, 15, and 17 for additional information on the TD Ameritrade acquisition.

USAA-IMCO
On May 26, 2020, the Company completed its acquisition of the assets of USAA-IMCO for $1.6 billion in cash. Along with the asset purchase agreement, the companies entered into a long-term referral agreement that makes Schwab the exclusive provider of wealth management and investment brokerage services for USAA members. The USAA-IMCO acquisition adds scale to the Company’s operations through the addition of over one million brokerage and managed portfolio accounts with approximately $80 billion in client assets at the acquisition date. The transaction also provides Schwab the opportunity to further expand our client base by serving USAA’s members through the long-term referral agreement.

The Company accounted for the USAA-IMCO acquisition as a business combination under GAAP and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. The determination of fair values requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are considered provisional and are based on currently available information. The Company believes that the information available provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however, these provisional estimates may be adjusted upon the availability of new information regarding facts and circumstances which existed at the acquisition date. The Company expects to finalize the valuation of assets and liabilities as soon as practicable, but not later than one year from the acquisition date. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we made a $43 million post-closing adjustment to the purchase price resulting in reductions of $9 million and $34 million to our initial estimate of the fair value of the intangible assets acquired and to goodwill, respectively.

The following table summarizes the purchase price, provisional fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and resulting goodwill as of the May 26, 2020 acquisition date, adjusted for the post-closing adjustments described above.
Purchase price$1,581 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Cash segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes4,392 
Receivables from brokerage clients80 
Acquired intangible assets1,109 
Total assets acquired5,581 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Payables to brokerage clients4,472 
Total liabilities assumed4,472 
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired1,109 
Goodwill$472 
The provisional identifiable intangible assets of $1.1 billion are subject to amortization. The following table summarizes the major classes of intangible assets acquired and their respective weighted-average estimated useful lives.
Estimated Fair ValueWeighted-Average Estimated Useful Life (years)
Customer relationships$962 18
Brokerage referral agreement (1)
142 20
Royalty-free license7
Total acquired intangible assets$1,109 
(1) The brokerage referral agreement has an initial term of 5 years and is automatically renewable for one-year increments thereafter.

The estimated fair values of customer relationships, the brokerage referral agreement, and the royalty-free license were estimated using the multi-period excess earnings, with-and-without, and relief from royalty methods, respectively. The multi-period excess earnings method starts with a forecast of all of the expected future net cash flows associated with the asset, and the relief from royalty method starts with a forecast of the royalties saved by the Company because it owns the asset. The with-and-without method quantifies the difference between forecasted cash flows with the asset and without the asset. The forecasts are then adjusted to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risks associated with the cash flow streams.

Goodwill recorded of $472 million, primarily attributable to the additional scale and anticipated synergies from the USAA-IMCO acquisition, was assigned to the Investor Services segment and will be deductible for tax purposes.

The Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income include total net revenues and net loss attributable to the USAA-IMCO acquisition of $99 million and $4 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and $138 million and $41 million, respectively, for the period May 26, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company agreed to reimburse USAA for certain contract termination fees and severance costs incurred by USAA. These costs totaled $20 million, after post-closing adjustments, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and are included in other expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income. Additionally, the Company incurred various professional fees and other costs related to the USAA-IMCO acquisition, such as advisory, legal, and accounting fees. In total, the Company incurred acquisition and integration-related costs of $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, and $52 million and $7 million, after post-closing adjustments, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which are primarily included in other expense, compensation and benefits, and professional services on the condensed consolidated statements of income. Acquisition and integration-related costs for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were immaterial.

Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following table presents unaudited pro forma financial information as if the USAA-IMCO acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma results reflect adjustments for acquisition and integration-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and their related income tax effects, and do not reflect potential revenue growth or cost savings that may be realized as a result of the acquisition. Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 excludes after-tax acquisition and integration-related costs of $39 million. These costs, and after-tax acquisition and integration-related costs of $10 million incurred in 2019, are included in pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only, and is not necessarily indicative of future operations or results had the USAA-IMCO acquisition been completed as of January 1, 2019.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020201920202019
Total net revenues$2,448 $2,796 $7,618 $8,369 
Net income$613 $906 $1,949 $2,631