Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

ACQUISITIONS

On March 9, 2018, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of The L.D. Kichler Co. ("Kichler"), a leader in decorative residential and light commercial lighting products, ceiling fans and LED lighting systems. This business expands our product offerings to our customers. The results of this acquisition for the period from the acquisition date are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements and are reported in the Decorative Architectural Products segment. The purchase price, net of $2 million cash acquired, consisted of $549 million paid with cash on hand. Since the acquisition, we revised the allocation of the purchase price to identifiable assets and liabilities based on analysis of information as of the acquisition date that was made available in the year after acquisition. The initial and final allocations of the fair value of the acquisition of Kichler is summarized in the following table, in millions.



	Initial			Final
Receivables	$	101		$	100
Inventories	173			166
Other current assets	5			5
Property and equipment	33			33
Goodwill	46			64
Other intangible assets	243			240
Accounts payable	(24		)	(24		)
Accrued liabilities	(25		)	(30		)
Other liabilities	(4		)	(5		)
Total	$	548		$	549

B. ACQUISITIONS (Concluded)

The goodwill acquired, which is generally tax deductible, is related primarily to the operational and financial synergies we expect to derive from combining Kichler's operations into our business, as well as the assembled workforce. The other intangible assets acquired consist of $59 million of indefinite-lived intangible assets, which is

related to trademarks, and $181 million of definite-lived intangible assets. The definite-lived intangible assets consist of $145 million related to customer relationships, which is being amortized on a straight-line basis over 20 years, and $36 million of other definite-lived intangible assets, which is being amortized over a weighted average amortization period of 3 years.