Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Operating results of acquisitions are included in the Company’s financial statements from the date of acquisition and were not significant for the year ended December 31, 2019. Goodwill allocated in connection with the acquisitions is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the Company’s acquisition of the businesses.

Fiscal year 2019 acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company acquired Neovia SAS (“Neovia”), Florida Chemical Company (“FCC”), The Ziegler Group (“Ziegler”), and the remaining 50% interest in Gleadell Agriculture Ltd (“Gleadell”), for an aggregate consideration of $2.0 billion in cash. The aggregate consideration of these acquisitions, net of $95 million in cash acquired, plus the $15 million acquisition-date value of the Company’s previously held equity interest in Gleadell, were allocated as follows, subject to final adjustments related to Neovia:



(In millions)	Neovia			FCC			Ziegler			Gleadell			Total
Working capital	$	108		$	31		$	18		$	(6	)	$	151
Property, plant, and equipment	384			17			3			13			417
Goodwill	773			94			23			10			900
Other intangible assets	669			29			35			—			733
Other long-term assets	83			—			—			9			92
Long-term liabilities	(325		)	(1		)	(10		)	(11		)	(347		)
Aggregate cash consideration, net of cash acquired, plus acquisition-date fair value of previously held equity interest	$	1,692		$	170		$	69		$	15		$	1,946

Of the $900 million allocated to goodwill, $94 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Company recognized pre-tax gains of $4 million on the Gleadell transaction, representing the difference between the carrying value and acquisition-date fair value of the Company’s previously held equity interest. The acquisition-date fair value was determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis using market participant assumptions (a Level 3 measurement under applicable accounting standards).

The following table sets forth the fair values and the useful lives of the other intangible assets acquired.



	Useful Lives			Neovia		FCC		Ziegler		Total
	(In years)			(In millions)
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trademarks/brands				$	194	$	—	$	—	$	194

Intangible assets with finite lives:
Trademarks/brands	5	to	15	12		—		4		16
Customer lists	10	to	20	304		15		5		324
Other intellectual property	6	to	10	159		14		26		199
Total other intangible assets acquired				$	669	$	29	$	35	$	733

The Neovia, FCC, and Ziegler acquisitions are in line with the Company’s strategy to become one of the world’s leading nutrition companies. The post-acquisition financial results of these acquisitions are reported in the Nutrition segment.

Fiscal year 2018 acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired Probiotics International Limited (also known as Protexin), a British-based provider of probiotic supplements for human, pet, and production-animal uses, Rodelle Inc., a premium originator, processor and supplier of vanilla products, and certain soybean origination, crushing, refining, and bottling assets of Brazil-based Algar Agro, for an aggregate consideration of $506 million in cash. The aggregate consideration of these acquisitions, net of $42 million in cash acquired, was allocated as follows:



	(In millions)
Working capital	$	30
Property, plant, and equipment	133
Goodwill	187
Other intangible assets	132
Other long-term assets	6
Deferred tax liabilities	(15		)
Noncontrolling interest	(9		)
Aggregate cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$	464

The acquisitions of Protexin and Rodelle Inc. expand the Company's wide portfolio of health and wellness offerings for both human and animal nutrition consumers.

Fiscal year 2017 acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company acquired Crosswind Industries, Inc., an industry leader in the manufacture of contract and private label treats and foods, as well as specialty ingredients, Chamtor SA, a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches, a 51% controlling interest in Industries Centers, an Israeli company specializing in the import and distribution of agricultural feed products, and an 89% controlling interest in Biopolis SL, a leading provider of microbial technology with a strong portfolio of novel food ingredients, for an aggregate consideration of $194 million in cash.