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Merger, Acquisition and Other Integration Expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Merger Acquisition and Other Integration Expenses [Abstract]  
Merger Acquisition and Other Integration Expenses
15. Merger, Acquisition and Other Integration Expenses

In connection with the Merger and other related activities, we have incurred significant transaction, integration, and transitional costs. These costs include investment banker advisory fees; legal, tax, accounting and valuation fees; termination and severance costs (both cash and stock based compensation awards) for terminated and transitional employees; system conversion costs; and other integration costs. These costs are expensed as incurred. The costs that were obligations of AMB and expensed pre-Merger are not included in our Consolidated Financial Statements. At the time of the Merger, we terminated our existing credit facilities and wrote-off the remaining unamortized deferred loan costs associated with such facilities, which is included as a merger expense. In addition, we have included costs associated with the acquisition of a controlling interest in PEPR (see Note 3) and the reduction in workforce charges associated with dispositions made in 2011. We expect to continue to recognize costs, primarily compensation and severance costs for transitional employees and system conversion and implementation costs through the end of 2012 as incurred. The following is a breakdown of the costs incurred during 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

         
     2011  

Termination, severance and transitional employee costs

  $ 58,445  

Professional fees

    46,467  

Office closure, travel and other costs

    24,714  

Write-off of deferred loan costs

    10,869  
   

 

 

 

Total

  $                      140,495