Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

(5)   Acquisitions

Ross Smith Energy Group Ltd.

        On June 3, 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of Ross Smith Energy Group Ltd. ("RSEG"), a Calgary-based independent provider of research on the oil and gas industry.

        The results of RSEG have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements since its acquisition date. The $38.6 million purchase price for RSEG consisted of all cash with no contingent payment provisions. In connection with the acquisition, the Company also incurred approximately $0.7 million of acquisition-related costs, including legal fees and other professional fees, as well as $1.8 million in connection with the termination of a distribution agreement with a third party, net of a $1.0 million recovery from RSEG's former owners. These costs were classified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as acquisition-related costs.

        The assets and liabilities of RSEG were recorded as of the acquisition date, at their respective fair values, under business combination accounting. The purchase price allocation is based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (dollars in thousands):

Cash	$	2,540
Accounts receivable, net		1,422
Customer related intangible asset		6,950
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(1,505	)
Deferred income		(2,151	)
Other assets and liabilities, net		611
Goodwill		30,715
Total purchase price	$	38,582

        Goodwill and the customer-related intangible asset were assigned to the U.S. Operations reporting segment, which, at the time of the acquisition, was expected to be the primary beneficiary of the synergies achieved from the business combination. The goodwill, although written down to zero in 2012, (see Note 6, Goodwill and Other Intangibles, below) is deductible for corporate income tax purposes over 15 years. The acquired customer-related intangible asset of $7.0 million has a 10 year useful life. The pro forma results of the RSEG acquisition would not have been material to the Company's results of operations.