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Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2012
ACQUISITIONS [Abstract]  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
ACQUISITIONS

On August 31, 2012, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Zeller Corporation ("Zeller"). Zeller, formed in 1961, is a value added distributor of electrical and automation components and solutions, including motion control, programmable logic controller based automation, machine vision, electrical controls and power distribution products. Zeller is headquartered in Rochester, NY with other locations in Syracuse and Buffalo, NY; Foxboro, MA; and Winston-Salem, NC.

On July 2, 2012, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Florida Bearings, Inc. ("FBI"). FBI is a distributor of bearings, power transmission and pump products as well as a provider of value-add services such as predictive maintenance and motor, gearbox and pump repair to diverse industries, such as the water, wastewater, municipal, food and aggregate industries. FBI is headquartered in Miami, FL with locations in Hialeah, Ft. Lauderdale, Riviera Beach and Orlando, FL.

The acquisitions were accounted for as business combinations. The value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded based on their fair value at the date of acquisition. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:

in thousands
 
Cash
$
4

Accounts receivable
13,156

Inventories
7,384

Property, plant and equipment
3,370

Other tangible assets
738

Goodwill
38,619

Other intangible assets
24,117

Liabilities
(10,545
)
Total of net assets acquired
76,843

Less cash received
(4
)
Total consideration
$
76,839



The Company has paid $75.1 million of the total consideration of $76.8 million for these acquisitions through September 28, 2012. The goodwill associated with these acquisitions is tax deductible. The goodwill is the result of expected synergies from combining the operations of the acquired businesses with the Company's operations and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as an assembled workforce. There is $11.1 million of revenue from these acquisitions included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 28, 2012.

3. ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)

The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets of $24.1 million, consisting of trade names, customer lists/relationships and non-compete agreements, was determined using the income approach. Specifically, the relief-from-royalty method was utilized for the trade names and the discounted cash flows method was utilized for the customer relationships and non-compete agreements. The trade names, $0.8 million, are being amortized over a 5 year period; the non-compete agreements, $1.2 million, are being amortized over periods ranging from 4 to 5 years; and the customer relationships, $22.1 million, are being amortized over periods ranging from 6 to 12 years, the estimated lives of the assets.