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Business Combination
12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Business Combination Business Combination
On December 30, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Entertainment One ("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 beginning on December 30, 2019, the date of the acquisition, and the start 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. Goodwill in the amount of $3.2 billion was recorded as a result of the acquisition, which is the excess of the purchase price over those fair values and 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 recorded in acquisition and related costs within the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations, of which $133.2 million. were recorded within the Entertainment segment and the remaining charges were recorded within the Corporate and Other segment.
See note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part ll, Item 8. Financial Statements, of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2020 for further information on the Company's acquisition of eOne.