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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
MagVAR Acquisition |
Summary of the purchase price and the allocation of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | The following table summarizes the purchase price and the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in thousands):
Purchase Price |  |  |
Consideration given |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | $ | 48,485
Allocation of Purchase Price |  |  |
Fair value of assets acquired |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 2,286
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 13
Intangible assets, net |  |  | 28,700
Goodwill |  |  | 17,791
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 48,790
Fair value of liabilities assumed |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 305
Fair value of total assets acquired and liabilities assumed |  | $ | 48,485
Pro forma of financial information |
|  | Pro Forma
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (unaudited, in thousands)
Revenues |  | $ | 2,490,955 |  | $ | 1,814,215
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 480,423 |  | $ | (126,355)
MOTIVE Merger |
Summary of the purchase price and the allocation of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | The following table summarizes the purchase price and the allocation of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and separately identifiable intangible assets at the acquisition date (in thousands):
Purchase Price |  |  |
Consideration given |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | $ | 74,275
Long-term contingent earnout liability (Other noncurrent liabilities) |  |  | 14,509
Total consideration given |  | $ | 88,784
Allocation of Purchase Price |  |  |
Fair value of assets acquired |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 4,425
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 300
Intangible assets, net |  |  | 51,000
Goodwill |  |  | 46,987
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 102,712
Fair value of liabilities assumed |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 25
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 13,903
Total liabilities acquired |  | $ | 13,928
Fair value of total assets acquired and liabilities assumed |  | $ | 88,784

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