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Business Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Acquisitions Business Acquisitions
Reflexis
On September 1, 2020, the Company acquired all of the equity interests in Reflexis Systems, Inc. (“Reflexis”), a provider of task and workforce management, execution, and communication solutions for customers in the retail, food service, hospitality, and banking industries. Through its acquisition of Reflexis, the Company intends to enhance its solution offerings to customers in these industries by combining Reflexis’ platform with its existing software solutions and its EVM product offerings.

The Reflexis acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The Company’s cash purchase consideration was $548 million, net of Reflexis’ cash on-hand.

In connection with its acquisition of Reflexis, and in exchange for the cancellation of unvested Reflexis stock options, the Company granted replacement share-based compensation awards to certain Reflexis employees in the form of Zebra incentive stock options. A total of 38,228 replacement stock options were granted, with a weighted average acquisition-date fair value per option of $230. The total fair value of approximately $9 million is primarily attributable to service to be rendered subsequent to acquisition and will be expensed over the remaining service period. As of the acquisition date, the weighted average future service period associated with the replacement options was 1.7 years, and the weighted average remaining contractual life was 7.7 years. See Note 15, Share-Based Compensation for additional details related to these options.

The Company incurred approximately $21 million of acquisition-related costs during 2020, which primarily consisted of payments to settle certain existing Reflexis share-based compensation awards whose vesting was accelerated at the discretion of Reflexis contemporaneously with the acquisition. Those payments, as well as $7 million of other acquisition-related costs primarily related to third-party transaction and advisory fees, are included within Acquisition and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The acquisition of Reflexis was funded, in part, by the issuance of a new term loan (the “2020 Term Loan”) in the amount of $200 million. The acquisition of Reflexis was otherwise funded using the Company’s cash on hand and borrowing under the Company’s existing Revolving Credit Facility. See additional details related to the Company’s debt arrangements in Note 12, Long-Term Debt.

The Company utilized estimated fair values as of September 1, 2020 to allocate the total purchase consideration to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The fair value of the net assets acquired was based on several estimates and assumptions, as well as customary valuation techniques, primarily the excess earnings method for technology and patent intangible assets, as well as exit cost methodologies for liabilities such as deferred revenues. While we believe these estimates provide a reasonable basis to record the net assets acquired, the purchase price allocation is considered preliminary and subject to adjustment during the measurement period, which is up to one year from the acquisition date.

During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments relating to facts and circumstances existing as of the acquisition date. The primary measurement period adjustment was related to the realizability of income tax net operating losses, resulting in a $12 million decrease in deferred tax liabilities and a $12 million decrease in goodwill. The
primary fair value estimates still considered preliminary as of December 31, 2020 include intangible assets and income tax-related items.

The preliminary purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed was as follows (in millions):

Identifiable intangible assets$204 
Accounts receivable20 
Property, plant and equipment10 
Other assets acquired17 
Deferred revenue(16)
Deferred tax liabilities(37)
Other liabilities assumed(14)
Net assets acquired$184 
Goodwill on acquisition364 
Total purchase consideration$548 

The $364 million of goodwill, which is non-deductible for tax purposes, has been allocated to the EVM segment and principally relates to the planned integration of Reflexis’ solution offerings with the Company’s existing solution offerings as well as expansion in current and new markets, industries and product offerings.

The preliminary purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired was:
Fair Value (in millions)Useful Life (in years)
Technology and patents$160 8
Customer and other relationships43 2
Trade names2
Total identifiable intangible assets$204 

The Company has not included unaudited proforma results, as if Reflexis had been acquired as of January 1, 2019, as doing so would not yield materially different results.

Cortexica
On November 5, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests in Cortexica Vision Systems Limited (“Cortexica”), a provider of computer vision-based artificial intelligence solutions primarily for the retail industry. The purchase consideration of $7 million was primarily allocated to technology-related intangible assets of $4 million and goodwill of $4 million based on the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Additionally, we incurred approximately $2 million of acquisition-related costs in 2019, which are included within Acquisition and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The goodwill, which will be non-deductible for tax purposes, has been allocated to the EVM segment and principally relates to the Company’s expansion of the Cortexica technologies into new markets, industries, and product offerings.

Profitect
On May 31, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Profitect, Inc. (“Profitect”), a provider of prescriptive analytics primarily for the retail industry. In acquiring Profitect, the Company seeks to enhance its existing software solutions within the retail industry, with possible future applications in other industries, markets and product offerings.

The Profitect acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The total purchase consideration was $79 million, which consisted of $75 million in cash paid, net of cash on-hand, and the fair value of the Company’s existing ownership interest in Profitect of $4 million, as remeasured upon acquisition. This remeasurement resulted in a $4 million gain reflected within Other, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in 2019. Additionally, we incurred $13 million of acquisition-related costs in 2019, which primarily consisted of payments to settle Profitect employee stock option awards, whose vesting was accelerated at the discretion of Profitect contemporaneously with the acquisition, as well as third party transaction and advisory fees. Those acquisition-related costs are included within Acquisition and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair value of intangible assets was derived utilizing a number of estimates and assumptions as well as customary valuation procedures and techniques, principally the excess earnings methodology.

The final purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed was as follows (in millions):
Identifiable intangible assets$35 
Other assets acquired
Deferred tax liabilities(4)
Other liabilities assumed(10)
Net Assets Acquired$25 
Goodwill on acquisition54 
Total purchase consideration$79 
The $54 million of goodwill, which is non-deductible for tax purposes, has been allocated to the EVM segment and principally relates to the Company’s expansion of the Profitect software offerings and technologies into current and new markets, industries and product offerings.
The final purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired was:
Fair Value (in millions) Useful Life
(in years)
Technology and patents$33 8
Customer and other relationships1
Total identifiable intangible assets$35 
Temptime
On February 21, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Temptime Corporation (“Temptime”), a developer and manufacturer of temperature-monitoring labels and devices. The Company intends to expand Temptime’s product offerings within the healthcare industry, with possible future applications in other industries involving temperature-sensitive products.

The Temptime acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The Company paid $180 million in cash, net of cash on-hand, to acquire Temptime. Additionally, we incurred $3 million of acquisition-related costs in 2019, which primarily included third-party transaction and advisory fees that are included within Acquisition and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair value of intangible assets was derived utilizing a number of estimates and assumptions as well as customary valuation procedures and techniques, including the relief from royalty and excess earnings methodologies.

The final purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed was as follows (in millions):
Inventory$14 
Property, plant and equipment10 
Identifiable intangible assets106 
Other assets acquired11 
Deferred tax liabilities(23)
Other liabilities assumed(12)
Net Assets Acquired$106 
Goodwill on acquisition74 
Total purchase consideration$180 
The $74 million of goodwill, which is non-deductible for tax purposes, has been allocated to the AIT segment and principally relates to the Company’s expansion of its product offerings and technologies into current and new markets and industries.
The final purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired was:
Fair Value
(in millions)
 Useful Life
(in years)
Customer and other relationships$79 8
Technology and patents25 8
Trade Names3
Total identifiable intangible assets$106 
Xplore
On August 14, 2018, the Company acquired Xplore Technologies Corporation (“Xplore”). Xplore designs, integrates, markets and sells rugged tablets that are primarily used by industrial, government, and field service organizations. The acquisition of Xplore expanded the Company’s portfolio of mobile computing devices to serve a wider range of customers.

The Xplore acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The Company paid $72 million in cash, net of cash on-hand, to acquire Xplore.

The final purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed was as follows (in millions):
Accounts receivable$10 
Inventory22 
Identifiable intangible assets32 
Other assets acquired10 
Debt(9)
Accounts payable(8)
Deferred revenues(7)
Other liabilities assumed(7)
Net Assets Acquired$43 
Goodwill on acquisition29 
Total purchase consideration$72 
At closing, in connection with the acquisition, the Company also made a $9 million payment of Xplore debt and $6 million in payments of other Xplore transaction-related obligations. Additionally, we incurred $8 million of acquisition-related costs in 2018, which primarily included third-party transaction and advisory fees, and we incurred $2 million of system integration costs in 2019. These costs are reflected within Acquisition and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The $29 million of goodwill, which is non-deductible for tax purposes, has been allocated to the EVM segment and principally relates to the Company’s expansion of the Xplore product offerings into current and new markets.

The final purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets acquired was:
Fair Value
(in millions)
 Useful Life
(in years)
Customer and other relationships$16 9
Technology and patents15 7
Trade Names3
Total identifiable intangible assets$32 

The operating results of each acquired company have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations beginning on their respective acquisition dates.