Business Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

4.	Business Acquisitions

On June 3, 2011, Roper acquired 100% of the shares of Northern Digital, Inc. ("NDI"), a leading provider of 3-D measurement technology for medical applications in computer-assisted surgery and computer-assisted therapy. Roper acquired NDI as an addition to its medical platform, and it is reported in the Medical and Scientific Imaging segment. The purchase price was $200 million Canadian dollars, which translated to $205 million U.S. dollars. Roper recorded $135 million in goodwill and $74 million in other identifiable intangible assets in connection with the acquisition.

On September 26, 2011, Roper acquired 100% of the shares of United Controls Group, Inc. ("UCG"), a provider of control systems in the oil and gas industry, for $23 million in cash. UCG was acquired as an addition to Roper's existing control systems businesses, and is reported in the Energy Systems and Controls segment. Roper recorded a preliminary value of $23 million in total goodwill and other intangible assets in connection with the acquisition.

The Company recorded $1.3 million in transaction costs related to 2011 acquisitions, which were expensed as incurred.

Supplemental pro forma data has not been supplied as the acquisitions, both individually and in aggregate, did not have a material impact on Roper's consolidated results of operations.