Business Combination

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2021

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

On December 30, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of eOne, a global independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The aggregate purchase price of $4.6 billion was comprised of $3.8 billion of cash consideration for shares outstanding and $0.8 billion related to the redemption of eOne's outstanding senior secured notes and the payoff of eOne's revolving credit facility. The Company financed the acquisition with proceeds from the following debt and equity financings: (1) the issuance of senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.4 billion in November 2019, (2) the issuance of 10.6 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $95.00 per share in November 2019 (resulting in net proceeds of $975.2 million) and (3) $1.0 billion in term loans provided by a term loan agreement, which were borrowed on the date of closing. See note 11 for further discussion of the issuance of the senior unsecured notes and term loan agreement.

eOne's results of operations and financial position have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes since the date of the acquisition, which was the beginning of the Company's fiscal year 2020.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“Topic 805”). Pursuant to Topic 805, the Company allocated the eOne purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, December 30, 2019. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values was recorded to goodwill.

The following table summarizes the intangible assets acquired as part of the eOne acquisition:


Intangible assets acquired	Weighted Average Amortization Period	Fair value (In millions)
Established brands	10 years	$	615.0
Trade names	15 years	100.0
Artist relationships	14 years	100.0
Music catalogs	12 years	120.0
Other	8 years	121.0
Total intangible assets acquired	11 years	$	1,056.0

Intangible assets consisted of intellectual property associated with established brands, eOne artist relationships, eOne music catalogs and trademarks and trade names with estimated useful lives ranging from 7 to 15 years, determined based on when the related cash flows are expected to be realized. The fair value of the intangible assets acquired was determined based on the estimated future cash flows to be generated from the acquired assets, considering assumptions related to contract renewal rates and estimated brand franchise revenue growth. eOne acquired intangible asset amortization expense was $85.0 million and $97.9 million for the years ended December 26, 2021 and December 27, 2020, respectively.

Deferred tax liabilities within other liabilities were adjusted to record the deferred tax impact of purchase price accounting adjustments, primarily related to intangible assets.

Investments in productions and content, or IIP and IIC, were valued at $564.8 million on the acquisition date, and include the fair value of completed films and television programs which have been produced by eOne or for which eOne has acquired distribution rights, as well as the fair value of films and television programs in production, pre-production and development. For films and television programs, fair values were estimated based on forecasted cash flows, discounted to present value. For titles less than 3 years old and titles in development, the content assets will be amortized using the individual film forecast method, wherein the amortization will phase to the revenues incurred. For titles over 3 years old, the estimated useful life is 10 years, and will be amortized straight-line over that period.

Goodwill of $3.2 billion represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the underlying tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The acquisition goodwill represents the value placed on the combined company’s brand building capabilities, storytelling capabilities and franchise economics in TV, film and other mediums to strengthen Hasbro brands. In addition, the acquisition goodwill depicts added benefits of long-term profitable growth through in-sourcing toy and game production for the acquired preschool brands and cost-synergies, as well as future revenue growth opportunities. The goodwill recorded as part of this acquisition was included within the Entertainment and Consumer Products segments for the year ended December 27, 2020. The goodwill associated with the acquisition will not be amortized for financial reporting purposes and will not be deductible for federal tax purposes. See note 6 for information on the Company's goodwill reallocation during the first quarter of 2021 and the goodwill impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2021 as a result of the sale of the eOne music business, which was completed during the third quarter of 2021.

In 2020, the Company incurred charges of $218.6 million related to the eOne acquisition, which were recorded in acquisition and related costs within the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. Included within the Entertainment segment results for the year ended December 27, 2020 were $133.2 million of acquisition and related charges. The remaining charges were included in Corporate and Other.

The acquisition and related costs for the year ended December 27, 2020 consisted of the following:

•Acquisition and integration costs of $145.2 million, including expense associated with the acceleration of eOne stock-based compensation and advisor fees settled at the closing of the acquisition, as well as integration costs and impairment charges in the fourth quarter of 2020 for certain definite-lived intangible and other assets; and

•Restructuring and related costs of $73.4 million which includes severance and retention costs, as well as $40.9 million in impairment charges for certain definite-lived intangible and production assets. The impairment charges of $40.9 million were driven by the change in strategy for the combined company's entertainment assets.

Pursuant to Topic 805, unaudited supplemental pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 29, 2019, as if the acquisition of eOne had occurred on December 31, 2018, the first day of the Company’s 2019 fiscal year are presented below (in millions, except per share amounts):


	Year Ended
(In millions, except per share data)	December 29, 2019
Revenues	$	5,936.0
Net earnings	351.3
Net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc.	345.9

Net earnings per common share attributable to Hasbro, Inc.:
Diluted	$	2.51
Basic	$	2.51

These pro forma results do not represent financial results that would have been realized had the acquisition occurred on December 31, 2018.

The unaudited pro forma results include certain pro forma adjustments to net earnings that were directly attributable to the acquisition, as if the acquisition had occurred on December 31, 2018, including the following:

•elimination of transaction costs of $24.3 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, incurred by Hasbro and eOne related to the eOne Acquisition, included in Selling, Distribution and Administration;

•additional amortization expense of $38.8 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, that would have been recognized as a result of the allocation of purchase consideration to definite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization;

•estimated differences in interest expense of $75.4 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, as a result of incurring new debt and extinguishing historical eOne debt;

•total adjustments to Other (Income) Expense of $74.8 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, consisting of:

◦elimination of a gain of $94.6 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, related to the mark to market of foreign exchange forward and option contracts, which the Company entered into in order to hedge a portion of the British pound sterling purchase price for the eOne Acquisition; and

◦elimination of a charge of $19.8 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, related to premiums paid by eOne in connection with the 2019 early redemption and refinancing of its senior secured notes and the related write-off of unamortized deferred finance charges associated with the senior secured notes;

•the income tax effect of the pro forma adjustments resulted in income tax benefits of $12.3 million for the year ended December 29, 2019, calculated using a blended statutory income tax rate of 22.5% for the eOne adjustments, and a blended statutory tax rate of 21% for the Hasbro adjustments.