Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS	ACQUISITIONS Fiscal 2018 Acquisitions Acquisition of Accelerated Concepts, Inc. On January 22, 2018, we purchased all the outstanding stock of Accelerated, a Tampa-based provider of secure, enterprise-grade, cellular (LTE) networking equipment for primary and backup connectivity applications, for cash of $16.4 million (excluding cash acquired of $0.2 million) and future earn-out payments. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition of Accelerated was finalized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. The earn-out payments are scheduled to be paid in two installments and the payment amount, if any, will be calculated based on the revenue performance of Accelerated products. The first installment was based on revenues from January 22, 2018 through January 21, 2019 and the second installment will be based on revenues from January 22, 2019 through January 21, 2020. If certain revenue thresholds are met, the cumulative amount of these earn-outs will be $6.5 million. In April 2019, we paid $3.5 million for the first installment. The fair value of the remaining contingent consideration was $2.5 million at September 30, 2019 (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements). For the year ended September 30, 2018, the amounts of revenue and net income included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the acquisition date of January 22, 2018 were $22.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Costs directly related to the acquisition of $0.3 million incurred in fiscal 2018 have been charged directly to operations and are included in general and administrative expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. These acquisition costs include legal, accounting and valuation fees. Acquisition of TempAlert LLC On October 20, 2017, we purchased all the outstanding interests of TempAlert, a Boston-based provider of automated, real-time temperature monitoring and task management solutions for cash of $40.7 million (excluding cash acquired of $0.6 million) and future earn-out payments. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition was finalized during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The first earn-out payment was scheduled to be paid after December 31, 2018 and the second earn-out payment is scheduled to be paid after December 31, 2019, which is the end of the earn-out periods. No payment was earned for the period ended December 31, 2018. The cumulative amount of the remaining earn-outs for the period ended December 31, 2019, will not exceed $45.0 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration was zero at September 30, 2019 (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements). For the year ended September 30, 2018, the amount of revenue included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the acquisition date of October 20, 2017 was $17.0 million. Costs directly related to the acquisition of $1.1 million, $1.4 million and $0.4 million incurred in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, have been charged directly to operations and are included in general and administrative expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. These acquisition costs include legal, accounting, valuation and success fees. Fiscal 2017 Acquisitions Acquisition of SMART Temps^®, LLC On January 9, 2017, we purchased all of the outstanding interests of SMART Temps^®, LLC ("SMART Temps^®"), an Indiana-based provider of real-time temperature management for pharmacies, education, and hospital settings as well as real-time 2. ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED) temperature management for blood bank, laboratory environments, restaurants, and grocery for cash of $28.8 million (excluding cash acquired of $0.5 million) and future earn-out payments. SMART Temps^® results have been included in our consolidated financial statements within the IoT Solutions segment since the date of acquisition. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition was finalized during fiscal 2017. The earn-out payments were scheduled to be paid after December 31, 2017 which is the end of the earn-out period. The cumulative amount of those earn-out payments could not exceed $7.2 million. The fair value of this contingent consideration was zero at December 31, 2017 and no earn-out was paid (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements). Acquisition of FreshTemp^®, LLC On November 1, 2016, we purchased all of the outstanding interests of FreshTemp^®, LLC ("FreshTemp^®"), a Pittsburgh-based provider of temperature monitoring and automated task management solutions for the food industry for cash of $1.7 million and future earn-out payments. FreshTemp^®results have been included in our consolidated financial statements within the IoT Solutions segment since the date of acquisition. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition was finalized during fiscal 2017. The earn-out payments were based on revenue related to certain customer contracts entered into by June 30, 2017. The final calculation date was on June 30, 2018. The cumulative amount of these earn-out payments could not exceed $2.3 million. We made a final payment of $0.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

ACQUISITIONS

Fiscal 2018 Acquisitions

Acquisition of Accelerated Concepts, Inc.

On January 22, 2018, we purchased all the outstanding stock of Accelerated, a Tampa-based provider of secure, enterprise-grade, cellular (LTE) networking equipment for primary and backup connectivity applications, for cash of $16.4 million (excluding cash acquired of $0.2 million) and future earn-out payments. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition of Accelerated was finalized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.

The earn-out payments are scheduled to be paid in two installments and the payment amount, if any, will be calculated based on the revenue performance of Accelerated products. The first installment was based on revenues from January 22, 2018 through January 21, 2019 and the second installment will be based on revenues from January 22, 2019 through January 21, 2020. If certain revenue thresholds are met, the cumulative amount of these earn-outs will be $6.5 million. In April 2019, we paid $3.5 million for the first installment. The fair value of the remaining contingent consideration was $2.5 million at September 30, 2019 (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

For the year ended September 30, 2018, the amounts of revenue and net income included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the acquisition date of January 22, 2018 were $22.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Costs directly related to the acquisition of $0.3 million incurred in fiscal 2018 have been charged directly to operations and are included in general and administrative expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. These acquisition costs include legal, accounting and valuation fees.

Acquisition of TempAlert LLC

On October 20, 2017, we purchased all the outstanding interests of TempAlert, a Boston-based provider of automated, real-time temperature monitoring and task management solutions for cash of $40.7 million (excluding cash acquired of $0.6 million) and future earn-out payments. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition was finalized during the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

The first earn-out payment was scheduled to be paid after December 31, 2018 and the second earn-out payment is scheduled to be paid after December 31, 2019, which is the end of the earn-out periods. No payment was earned for the period ended December 31, 2018. The cumulative amount of the remaining earn-outs for the period ended December 31, 2019, will not exceed $45.0 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration was zero at September 30, 2019 (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

For the year ended September 30, 2018, the amount of revenue included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the acquisition date of October 20, 2017 was $17.0 million. Costs directly related to the acquisition of $1.1 million, $1.4 million and $0.4 million incurred in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, have been charged directly to operations and are included in general and administrative expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. These acquisition costs include legal, accounting, valuation and success fees.

Fiscal 2017 Acquisitions

Acquisition of SMART Temps^®, LLC

On January 9, 2017, we purchased all of the outstanding interests of SMART Temps^®, LLC ("SMART Temps^®"), an Indiana-based provider of real-time temperature management for pharmacies, education, and hospital settings as well as real-time

2. ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)

temperature management for blood bank, laboratory environments, restaurants, and grocery for cash of $28.8 million (excluding cash acquired of $0.5 million) and future earn-out payments. SMART Temps^® results have been included in our consolidated financial statements within the IoT Solutions segment since the date of acquisition. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition was finalized during fiscal 2017.

The earn-out payments were scheduled to be paid after December 31, 2017 which is the end of the earn-out period. The cumulative amount of those earn-out payments could not exceed $7.2 million. The fair value of this contingent consideration was zero at December 31, 2017 and no earn-out was paid (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

Acquisition of FreshTemp^®, LLC

On November 1, 2016, we purchased all of the outstanding interests of FreshTemp^®, LLC ("FreshTemp^®"), a Pittsburgh-based provider of temperature monitoring and automated task management solutions for the food industry for cash of $1.7 million and future earn-out payments. FreshTemp^®results have been included in our consolidated financial statements within the IoT Solutions segment since the date of acquisition. Purchase accounting related to the acquisition was finalized during fiscal 2017.

The earn-out payments were based on revenue related to certain customer contracts entered into by June 30, 2017. The final calculation date was on June 30, 2018. The cumulative amount of these earn-out payments could not exceed $2.3 million. We made a final payment of $0.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2019.