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Acquisition
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Acquisition

16. Acquisition

On March 16, 2012, PCA acquired Packaging Specialists, a corrugated products manufacturer located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for $35.4 million. Sales and total assets of the acquisition were not material to PCA’s overall sales and total assets prior to the acquisition. Operating results of the acquisition subsequent to March 16, 2012 are included in the Company’s operating results. The Company has allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, of which $9.6 million has been allocated to goodwill (which is deductible for tax purposes), $15.5 million to customer relationships (to be amortized over a life of 15 years) and $0.6 million to other intangible assets (to be amortized over a life of four years).