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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

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ACQUISITIONS

2014

On August 29, 2014, we acquired all of the capital stock of SoftCode, Inc. (“SoftCode”), which develops and sells civil process management software, typically to county sheriff departments. The purchase price, net of cash acquired of $71,000, was $3.5 million in cash, of which $325,000 was accrued at December 31, 2014, and 16,540 shares of Tyler common stock valued at $1.5 million, based on the stock price on the acquisition date. In December 2014, we finalized the purchase price allocation, which resulted in additional goodwill of $125,000.  As a result, we acquired total tangible assets of approximately $301,000 and assumed liabilities of approximately $531,000. We have recorded total goodwill of approximately $3.1 million, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, and other intangible assets of approximately $2.1 million. The $2.1 million of intangible assets is attributable to customer relationships, acquired software and trade name and will be amortized over a weighted average period of approximately eight years. We believe this transaction will broaden our courts and justice software solutions with a tracking and management solution for civil court documents. We believe that likely market participants for this transaction would be software companies with a presence in the courts and justice market. Therefore, the goodwill of $3.1 million arising from this acquisition is primarily attributable to our ability to integrate SoftCode software solutions with our existing portfolio and maximize the value of the customer base through Tyler’s Odyssey software suite that targets the courts and justice market and to a much lesser extent, the assembled workforce of SoftCode.  Our balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 reflects the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired based on their fair value at the date of acquisition. The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired are based on valuations using level three, unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The operating results of this acquisition are included in our results of operations from the date of the acquisition.

2012

In November 2012, we acquired all of the capital stock of EnerGov Solutions, L.L.C. that develops and sells enterprise permitting, land management, licensing and regulatory software solutions to governmental agencies. The purchase price, net of cash acquired of $15,000, was $10.5 million in cash and 60,000 shares of Tyler common stock valued at $2.8 million, based on the stock price on the acquisition date.

In April 2012, we acquired all of the capital stock of Computer Software Associates, Inc. (“CSA”) for a cash purchase price of $9.4 million, net of cash acquired of $437,000. CSA is a reseller of Tyler’s Infinite Visions school enterprise solution, and sells proprietary CSA tax and recording solutions to county governments, primarily in the Northwest.

In March 2012, we acquired all the capital stock of UniFund, L.L.C. (“Unifund”) for a cash purchase price of $4.6 million, net of cash acquired of $780,000. UniFund provides enterprise resource planning solutions to schools and local governments, primarily in the Northeast. UniFund is also a reseller of Tyler’s Infinite Visions school enterprise solution.

 

In January 2012, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Akanda Innovation, Inc., a provider of web-based solutions to the public sector, which are integrated, with our property tax software, for a total purchase price of $2.9 million. The purchase price included certain liabilities we assumed of approximately $800,000, resulting in net cash paid to the sellers of $2.1 million, of which $900,000 was paid prior to December 31, 2011.

 

2015

On January 30, 2015, we made a $15.0 million investment in convertible preferred stock representing a 20% interest in Record Holdings Pty Limited, a privately held Australian company specializing in digitizing the spoken word in court and legal settings.