Business Combinations and Divestitures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combinations and Divestitures

Business Combinations and Divestitures

Acquisitions

On October 27, 2014, the Company completed the Acquisition from Motorola Solutions Inc. (“MSI”) for a purchase price of $3.45 billion. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid additional consideration of $52 million to MSI, which included a $2 million opening cash adjustment and settlement of working capital adjustments. The Acquisition enables the Company to further sharpen its strategic focus on providing mission critical Enterprise Asset Intelligence solutions for its customers.

Divestitures

On September 13, 2016, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Extreme Networks, Inc. to dispose of the Company’s wireless LAN (“WLAN”) business (“Divestiture Group”) for a gross purchase price of $55 million. On October 29, 2016, the Company completed the disposition of the Divestiture Group and recorded net proceeds of $39 million. In 2017, the Company and Extreme Networks, Inc. finalized the net working capital amounts for the Divestiture Group. The finalized amount did not differ materially from the original estimate.

The Company incurred a non-cash pre-tax charge related to the disposal group during the third quarter of 2016. This charge, which totaled $62 million, consisted of impairments of goodwill for $32 million and other intangibles for $30 million and is shown separately on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016. 

WLAN operating results are reported in the EVM segment through the closing date of the WLAN divestiture of October 28, 2016. Within the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 Consolidated Statement of Operations, the Company generated revenue and gross profit from these assets of $106 million and $47 million, respectively.