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BUSINESS COMBINATION AND BRANCH DIVESTITURE (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination and Branch Divestiture Disclosure [Text Block]  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Acquisition of AltaPacific Bancorp
On November 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding common shares of AltaPacific Bancorp (AltaPacific), the holding company for AltaPacific Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank. AltaPacific was merged into Banner and AltaPacific Bank was merged into Banner Bank. Pursuant to the previously announced terms of the acquisition, AltaPacific shareholders received 0.2712 shares of Banner common stock in exchange for each share of AltaPacific common stock, plus cash in lieu of any fractional shares and to buy out AltaPacific stock options. The merged banks will operate as Banner Bank post system conversion. The primary reason for the acquisition was to expand the Company's presence in California by adding density within our existing geographic footprint. The acquisition provided $425.7 million in assets, $313.4 million in deposits and $332.4 million in loans to Banner.

The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in recognition of a CDI asset of $4.6 million and goodwill of $34.0 million. The acquired CDI has been determined to have a useful life of approximately ten years and will be amortized on an accelerated basis. Goodwill is not amortized but will be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis or more often if circumstances dictate to determine if the carrying value
remains appropriate. Goodwill will not be deductible for income tax purposes as the acquisition is accounted for as a tax-free exchange for tax purposes.

The following table presents a summary of the consideration paid and the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
 
AltaPacific
 
November 1, 2019
Consideration to AltaPacific equity holders:
 
 
Cash paid
 
$
2,360

Fair value of common shares issued
 
85,200

Total consideration
 
87,560

 
 
 
Fair value of assets acquired:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
39,686

 
Securities
20,348

 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
2,005

 
Loans receivable (contractual amount of $338.2 million)
332,355

 
Real estate owned held for sale
650

 
Property and equipment
3,809

 
Core deposit intangible
4,610

 
Bank-owned life insurance
11,890

 
Deferred tax asset
166

 
Other assets
10,150

 
Total assets acquired
425,669

 
 
 
 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
 
 
Deposits
313,374

 
Advances from FHLB
40,226

 
Junior subordinated debentures
5,814

 
Deferred compensation
4,508

 
Other liabilities
8,154

 
Total liabilities assumed
372,076

 
 
 
 
Net assets acquired
 
53,593

Goodwill
 
$
33,967



Acquired goodwill represents the premium the Company paid over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company paid this premium for a number of reasons, including growing the Company's customer base, acquiring assembled workforces, and expanding its presence in existing markets. See Note 16, Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Mortgage Servicing Rights for the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets.
Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information regarding the closing date fair values becomes available. Additional adjustments to the acquisition accounting that may be required would most likely involve loans, property and equipment, or the deferred tax asset. As of November 1, 2019, the unpaid principal balance on purchased non-credit-impaired loans was $333.5 million. The fair value of the purchased non-credit-impaired loans was $328.2 million, resulting in a discount of $5.3 million recorded on these loans, which includes $5.8 million of a credit related discount. This discount is being accreted into income over the life of the loans on an effective yield basis.
The following table presents the acquired AltaPacific PCI loans as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
 
AltaPacific
 
November 1, 2019
Acquired PCI loans:
 
Contractually required principal and interest payments
$
5,881

Nonaccretable difference
(1,046
)
Cash flows expected to be collected
4,835

Accretable yield
(683
)
Fair value of PCI loans
$
4,152



The financial results of the Company include the revenues and expenses produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of AltaPacific since November 1, 2019. Disclosure of the amount of AltaPacific's revenue and net income (excluding integration costs) included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations is impracticable due to the integration of the operations and accounting for this acquisition. The pro forma impact of the AltaPacific acquisition to the historical financial results was determined to not be significant.

Acquisition of Skagit Bancorp, Inc.
Effective as of the close of business on November 1, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of Skagit Bancorp, Inc. (“Skagit”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Skagit Bank, a Washington state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Burlington, Washington, with 11 branches serving markets along the I-5 corridor from Seattle to the Canadian border. On that date, Skagit merged with and into Banner and Skagit Bank merged with and into Banner Bank. Pursuant to the terms of the merger, the equity holders of Skagit received an aggregate of 3.1 million shares of Banner voting common stock, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares and cash to buyout Skagit stock options for total consideration paid of $180.0 million. The acquisition provided $915.8 million in assets, $810.2 million in deposits and $632.4 million in loans to Banner.
The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in recognition of a CDI asset of $16.4 million and goodwill of $96.5 million. The acquired CDI has been determined to have a useful life of approximately nine years and will be amortized on an accelerated basis. Goodwill is not amortized but will be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis or more often if circumstances dictate to determine if the carrying value remains appropriate. Goodwill will not be deductible for income tax purposes as the acquisition is accounted for as a tax-free exchange for tax purposes.
The following table presents a summary of the consideration paid and the estimated fair values as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
 
Skagit
 
November 1, 2018
Consideration to Skagit equity holders:
 
 
Cash paid
 
$
329

Fair value of common shares issued
 
179,709

Total consideration
 
180,038

 
 
 
Fair value of assets acquired:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
19,167

 
Securities
210,326

 
Loans receivable (contractual amount of $645.6 million)
632,374

 
Real estate owned held for sale
2,593

 
Property and equipment
15,788

 
Core deposit intangible
16,368

 
Deferred tax asset
95

 
Other assets
19,110

 
Total assets acquired
915,821

 
 
 
 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
 
 
Deposits
810,209

 
Other liabilities
22,069

 
Total liabilities assumed
832,278

 
 
 
 
Net assets acquired
 
83,543

Goodwill
 
$
96,495


Acquired goodwill represents the premium the Company paid over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. The primary reason for the acquisition was to expand the Company’s presence and density in the North Sound region of the Pacific Northwest along the I-5 corridor. The Company paid this premium for a number of reasons, including growing the Company's customer base, acquiring assembled workforces, and expanding its presence in existing markets. See Note 16, Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Mortgage Servicing Rights for the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets.
As of November 1, 2018, the unpaid principal balance on purchased non-credit-impaired loans was $637.4 million. The fair value of the purchased non-credit-impaired loans was $625.2 million, resulting in a discount of $12.2 million recorded on these loans, which includes $7.9 million of a credit related discount. This discount is being accreted into income over the life of the loans on an effective yield basis.
The following table presents the acquired Skagit PCI loans as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
 
Skagit
 
November 1, 2018
Acquired PCI loans:
 
Contractually required principal and interest payments
$
9,897

Nonaccretable difference
(1,915
)
Cash flows expected to be collected
7,982

Accretable yield
(995
)
Fair value of PCI loans
$
6,987


The financial results of the Company include the revenues and expenses produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Skagit since November 1, 2018. Disclosure of the amount of Skagit’s revenue and net income (excluding integration costs) included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations is impracticable due to the integration of the operations and accounting for this acquisition. The pro forma impact of the Skagit acquisition to the historical financial results was determined to not be significant.