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Business Combinations | 12 Months Ended
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Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Business Combinations | NOTE 3: BUSINESS COMBINATIONS On March 23, 2018, we acquired P2P Mailing Limited, a leading provider of worldwide, low-cost e-commerce transportation solutions, for £92 million ($135 million) in cash from operations. The majority of the purchase price was allocated to goodwill. The financial results of this acquired business are included in the FedEx Trade Networks, Inc. (“FedEx Trade Networks”) operating segment from the date of acquisition and were not material to our results of operations. Therefore, pro forma financial information has not been provided. On October 13, 2017, we acquired Northwest Research, Inc., a leader in inventory research and management, for $50 million in cash from operations. The majority of the purchase price was allocated to property and equipment. The financial results of this acquired business are included in the FedEx Services segment from the date of acquisition and were not material to our results of operations. Therefore, pro forma financial information has not been provided. On May 25, 2016, we acquired TNT Express for €4.4 billion ($4.9 billion). Cash acquired in the acquisition was approximately €250 million ($280 million). All shares associated with the transaction were tendered or transferred as of the third quarter of 2017. We funded the acquisition with proceeds from an April 2016 debt issuance and existing cash balances. The financial results of this business for 2018 and 2017 are included in the FedEx Express segment. Financial results for 2016 were immaterial from the time of acquisition and are included in “Corporate, other and eliminations” in our segment reporting. TNT Express collects, transports and delivers documents, parcels and freight to over 200 countries and territories. This strategic acquisition broadens our portfolio of international transportation solutions with the combined strength of TNT Express’s strong European road platform and FedEx Express’s strength in other regions globally. Our purchase price allocation for TNT Express was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2017. As a result of this acquisition, we recognized $3.5 billion of goodwill, which is primarily attributable to the expected benefits from synergies of the combination with existing businesses and growth opportunities and the TNT Express workforce. The majority of the purchase price allocated to goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. The following table summarizes the final amounts of the fair values recognized for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for this acquisition, as well as adjustments made during the measurement period (in millions):
|  | Preliminary |  |  | Measurement Period |  |  | Final |
|  | May 31, 2016 |  |  | Adjustments |  |  | May 31, 2017 |
Current assets(1) |  | $ | 1,905 |  |  | $ | (53 | ) |  | $ | 1,852 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 1,104 |  |  |  | (124 | ) |  |  | 980 |
Goodwill |  |  | 2,964 |  |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 3,452 |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | (390 | ) |  |  | 530 |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | 472 |
Current liabilities(2) |  |  | (1,644 | ) |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | (1,688 | )
Long-term liabilities |  |  | (644 | ) |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (704 | )
Total purchase price |  | $ | 4,894 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,894 |
(1) | Primarily accounts receivable and cash.
(2) | Primarily accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation as of May 31, 2016 resulted in a net increase to goodwill of $488 million. These updates were primarily recorded during the second quarter of 2017 and reflect the valuation work completed by third-party experts and the receipt of additional information during the measurement period about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date. The purchase price was allocated to the identifiable intangible assets acquired as follows (in millions):
Intangible assets with finite lives |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (12-year life) |  | $ | 430 |
Technology (3-year life) |  |  | 20 |
Trademarks (4-year life) |  |  | 80 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 530 |
See Note 4 for further discussion of our intangible assets. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information presents the combined operations of FedEx and TNT Express as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2015 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):
|  | (Unaudited) |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Consolidated revenues |  | $ | 57,899 |  |  | $ | 55,862 |
Consolidated net income |  |  | 1,600 |  |  |  | 638 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 5.73 |  |  | $ | 2.22 |
The accounting literature establishes guidelines regarding the presentation of this unaudited pro forma information. Therefore, this unaudited pro forma information is not intended to represent, nor do we believe it is indicative of, the consolidated results of operations of FedEx that would have been reported had the acquisition been completed as of the beginning of 2015. Furthermore, this unaudited pro forma information does not give effect to the anticipated business and tax synergies of the acquisition and is not representative or indicative of the anticipated future consolidated results of operations of FedEx. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information reflects our historical financial information and the historical results of TNT Express, after conversion of TNT Express’s accounting methods from International Financial Reporting Standards to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, adjusted to reflect the acquisition had it been completed as of the beginning of 2015. The most significant pro forma adjustments to the historical results of operations relate to the application of purchase accounting and the financing for the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma financial information includes various assumptions, including those related to the finalization of the purchase price allocation. The tax impact of these adjustments was calculated based on TNT Express’s statutory rate. Included in the unaudited pro forma net income (net of tax) are nonrecurring acquisition-related costs incurred by TNT Express associated with the sale of TNT Express’s airline operations, a condition precedent to the acquisition, and transaction and integration- planning expenses of $115 million in 2016. In addition, the TNT Express results include expenses for restructuring, impairments, litigation matters and pension adjustments of approximately $40 million in 2016.

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