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Business Combinations
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations
Business Combinations
KeyW
On June 12, 2019, Jacobs completed the acquisition of The KeyW Holding Corporation (“KeyW”), a U.S. based national security solutions provider to the intelligence, cyber, and counterterrorism communities by acquiring 100% of the outstanding shares of KeyW common stock. The acquisition allows Jacobs to further expand its government services business. The Company paid total consideration of $902.6 million which was comprised of approximately $604.2 million in cash to the former stockholders and certain equity award holders of KeyW and the assumption of KeyW’s debt of $298.4 million. As of July 2019, the Company has repaid all of KeyW's debt.
The following summarizes the fair values of KeyW assets and acquired liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in millions):
Assets
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
29.1

Receivables
80.1

Inventories, net
21.3

Prepaid expenses and other
2.5

Property, equipment and improvements, net
25.9

Deferred tax asset and other
36.7

Goodwill
611.8

Identifiable intangible assets
179.0

Total Assets
$
986.4

 
 
Liabilities
 
Accounts payable
$
8.3

Accrued expenses
68.7

Short term debt
298.4

Other current liabilities
3.9

Other non-current liabilities
2.9

Total Liabilities
$
382.2

Net assets acquired
$
604.2



The purchase price allocation is based upon preliminary information and is subject to change when additional information is obtained. Goodwill recognized results from a substantial assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. $136.0 million of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.The Company has not completed its final assessment of the fair values of purchased receivables, tax balances or contingent liabilities. The final purchase price allocation will result in adjustments to certain assets and liabilities, including the residual amount allocated to goodwill. 
During the three months ended September 27, 2019, the Company updated certain provisional amounts reflected in the preliminary purchase price allocation, as summarized in the estimated fair values of KeyW assets acquired and liabilities assumed above. Specifically, the carrying amount of the intangible assets discussed above were decreased by $9.3 million, all other assets excluding goodwill increased by $7.4 million and total liabilities increased by $7.5 million. These updates led to a $9.4 million increase in goodwill. These measurement period adjustments are recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined and calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date.
Identified intangible assets include customer relationships, contracts and backlog and developed technology. The customer relationships, contracts and backlog intangible represents the fair value of existing contracts, underlying customer relationships and backlog. The customer relationships, contract and backlog intangible, and the developed technology intangible have lives of 10 and 12 years, respectively. Other intangible liabilities consist of the fair value of office leases and have a weighted average life of approximately 9 years.
Fair value measurements relating to the KeyW acquisition are made primarily using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow techniques. Fair value is estimated using inputs primarily for the income approach, which include the use of both the multiple period excess earnings method and the relief from royalties method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) the estimated life the asset will contribute to cash flows, such as attrition rate of customers or remaining contractual terms, (ii) profitability and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. Other personal property assets such as furniture, fixtures and equipment are valued using the cost approach which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation.
From the acquisition date of June 12, 2019 through September 27, 2019, KeyW contributed approximately $136.3 million in revenue and $17.7 million in pre-tax loss included in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Earnings. Included in these results were approximately $12.9 million in pre-tax transaction costs which related primarily to professional services and other transaction related expenses.
The following presents summarized unaudited pro forma operating results of Jacobs assuming that the Company had acquired KeyW at October 1, 2017. These pro forma operating results are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved had the related events occurred (in millions, except per share data):
 
 
For the Years Ended
 
 
September 27, 2019
 
September 28, 2018
Revenues
 
$
13,068.7

 
$
11,087.2

Net earnings of the Group from Continuing Operations
 
$
326.0

 
$
2.8

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Jacobs from continuing operations
 
$
303.0

 
$
(6.7
)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Jacobs from continuing operations per share:
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share
 
$
2.19

 
$
(0.05
)
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share
 
$
2.17

 
$
(0.05
)

Included in the table above are the unaudited pro forma operating results of continuing operations. Additionally, charges relating to transaction expenses, severance expense and other items are removed from the year ended September 27, 2019 and are reflected in the prior fiscal year due to the assumed timing of the transaction. Also, income tax expense (benefit) for the fiscal year pro forma periods ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 were $41.3 million and $305.7 million, respectively.
CH2M
On December 15, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. ("CH2M"), an international provider of engineering, construction and technical services, by acquiring 100% of the outstanding shares of CH2M common stock and preferred stock. The purpose of the acquisition was to further diversify the Company’s presence in the water, nuclear and environmental remediation sectors and to further the Company’s profitable growth strategy. The Company paid total consideration of approximately $1.8 billion in cash (excluding $315.2 million of cash acquired) and issued approximately $1.4 billion of Jacobs’ common stock, or 20.7 million shares, to the former stockholders and certain equity award holders of CH2M. In connection with the acquisition, the Company also assumed CH2M’s revolving credit facility and second lien notes, including a $20.0 million prepayment penalty, which totaled approximately $700 million of long-term debt. Immediately following the effective time of the acquisition, the Company repaid CH2M’s revolving credit facility and second lien notes including the related prepayment penalty.
The following summarizes the estimated fair values of CH2M assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in millions):
Assets
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
315.2

Receivables
1,120.6

Prepaid expenses and other
72.7

Property, equipment and improvements, net
175.1

Goodwill
3,165.5

Identifiable intangible assets:
 
Customer relationships, contracts and backlog
412.3

Lease intangible assets
4.4

Total identifiable intangible assets
416.7

Miscellaneous
530.8

Total Assets
$
5,796.6

 
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
$
2.2

Accounts payable
309.6

Accrued liabilities
787.4

Contract liabilities
260.8

Identifiable intangible liabilities:
 
Lease intangible liabilities
9.6

Long-term debt
706.0

Other deferred liabilities
659.0

Total Liabilities
$
2,734.6

Noncontrolling interests
(37.3
)
Net assets acquired
$
3,024.7


Goodwill recognized results from a substantial assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company completed its final assessment of the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities of CH2M. Accrued liabilities and other deferred liabilities include approximately $404.7 million related to estimates for various legal and other pre-acquisition contingent liabilities accounted for under ASC 450. See Note 17- Contractual Guarantees, Litigation, Investigations and Insurance relating to CH2M contingencies.
Since the preliminary estimates reported in the fiscal 2018 Form 10-K, the Company updated certain amounts reflected in the final purchase price allocation due to additional information that became available during the measurement
period, including results of preliminary mediation discussions, recommendations from external advisors and claims for damages filed against Jacobs related to pre-acquisition contingencies, as summarized in the fair values of CH2M assets acquired and liabilities assumed as set forth above. Measurement period adjustments are recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined and calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. With respect to measurement period adjustments recognized in the first quarter of 2019, receivables decreased $4.0 million and accrued liabilities and other deferred liabilities decreased $11.5 million, respectively, primarily related to provisional estimates related to various legal and other pre-acquisition contingent liabilities. Further, miscellaneous long-term assets increased $20.7 million largely due to the deferred tax impact of these valuation adjustments. Subsequently, during the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company identified and corrected income tax errors related to the purchase price allocation resulting to an increase in accrued liabilities of $51.8 million, and a decrease in miscellaneous long-term assets of $12.8 million, with an offset to goodwill. As a result of the total adjustments to the purchase price allocation in fiscal 2019, goodwill increased $36.4 million.
Customer relationships, contracts and backlog represent the fair value of existing contracts, the underlying customer relationships and backlog of consolidated subsidiaries and have lives ranging from 9 to 11 years (weighted average life of approximately 10 years). Other intangible assets and liabilities primarily consist of the fair value of office leases and have a weighted average life of approximately 10 years.
Fair value measurements relating to the CH2M acquisition are made using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow techniques. Fair value is estimated using inputs primarily from the income approach, which include the use of both the multiple period excess earnings method and the relief from royalties method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) the estimated life the asset will contribute to cash flows, such as attrition rate of customers or remaining contractual terms, (ii) profitability and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflect the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. The estimated fair value of land has been determined using the market approach, which arrives at an indication of value by comparing the site being valued to sites that have been recently acquired in arm’s-length transactions. Personal property assets with an active and identifiable secondary market are valued using the market approach. Buildings and land improvements are valued using the cost approach using a direct cost model built on estimates of replacement cost. Other personal property assets such as furniture, fixtures and equipment are valued using the cost approach which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation.
From the acquisition date of December 15, 2017 through September 28, 2018, CH2M consolidated, including both continuing and discontinued operations, contributed approximately $3.8 billion in revenue and $185.9 million in pretax income included in the accompanying consolidated statement of earnings. Included in these results were approximately $99.3 million in pre-tax restructuring and transaction costs.
Transaction costs associated with the CH2M acquisition in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings for the year ended September 28, 2018 are comprised of the following (in millions):
 
For the Year Ended
 
September 28, 2018
Personnel costs
$
50.2

Professional services and other expenses
27.5

Total
$
77.7


Personnel costs above include change of control payments and related severance costs.
The following presents summarized unaudited pro forma operating results assuming that the Company had acquired CH2M at October 1, 2016. These pro forma operating results are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved had the related events occurred (in millions). Additionally, these pro forma operating results have not been recast for the sale of our ECR business.
 
For the Year Ended
 
September 28, 2018
Revenues
$
16,012.4

Net earnings
$
196.3

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Jacobs
$
184.5

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Jacobs per share:

Basic earnings (loss) per share
$
1.28

Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
1.27


Included in the unaudited pro forma operating results are charges relating to transaction expenses, severance expense and other items that are removed from the year ended September 28, 2018 and are reflected in the year ended September 29, 2017 due to the assumed timing of the transaction. Also, income tax expense (benefit) for the twelve- month pro forma period ended September 28, 2018 was $409.7 million.
John Wood Group's Nuclear Business
On August 20, 2019, Jacobs announced the entry into an agreement to acquire John Wood Group's Nuclear consulting, remediation and program management business for an enterprise value of £250 million (approx. $300 million) on a debt-free, cash-free basis. The transaction is expected to close by the end of fiscal 2020 second quarter.