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Acquisitions | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract] |
Acquisitions | Acquisitions TenThousand Projects On August 25, 2023, the Company purchased 51% of the issued and outstanding equity securities of TenThousand Projects Holdings LLC (“TenThousand Projects”), an independent U.S. record label, pursuant to the terms of the unit purchase agreement of the same date among Warner Music Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, TenThousand Projects LLC, and Ten Thousand Projects Holdings LLC (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”). The consideration transferred on the acquisition date was approximately $98 million which was comprised of the base purchase price of $102 million and the preliminary working capital adjustments, primarily comprised of cash acquired, net of a deferred purchase price of $12 million which is payable on or prior to one year from the acquisition date. The acquisition of TenThousand Projects was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting, as the Company had acquired a controlling financial interest in TenThousand Projects. The results of operations of TenThousand Projects have been included in the Company’s results of operations from the date of the acquisition. The preliminary estimate of the fair value of the net assets acquired was approximately $21 million and primarily consisted of royalty advances. The preliminary estimate of the fair value of identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization was approximately $153 million and consists of a recorded music catalog, artist and songwriting contracts, and trademarks which have a preliminary fair value of $99 million, $49 million, and $5 million, respectively. The weighted-average useful lives of these intangible assets identified are consistent with the average remaining useful lives of such intangible assets previously acquired by the Company as disclosed in Note 9. The preliminary estimate of the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree was approximately $106 million and was determined using the implied enterprise value of the business based on the purchase price. The excess of the purchase price over the preliminary estimate of the fair value of net assets acquired, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangibles assets, was approximately $43 million and has been recorded as goodwill. The resulting goodwill has been included in our Recorded Music reportable segment and the Company’s 51% share will be deductible for income tax purposes. The acquisition accounting is subject to revision based on final determinations of fair value and allocations of purchase price to the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, in addition to the determination of the final consideration, including the determination of the final working capital adjustment pursuant to the mechanism set forth in the Unit Purchase Agreement. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred costs related to this acquisition of approximately $3 million, which were expensed as incurred and recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The unaudited pro forma revenue and operating income as if the acquisition occurred on October 1, 2021 was not material to the Company’s reported results for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022. 300 Entertainment On December 16, 2021, the Company purchased all outstanding shares of Theory Entertainment LLC d/b/a 300 Entertainment (“300 Entertainment”), an independent U.S. record label, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement of the same date among Warner Music Inc. and MM Investment LLC, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the Buyer Representative, Trifecta Merger Subsidiary LLC, Theory Entertainment LLC d/b/a 300 Entertainment and the Seller Representative (the “Merger Agreement”). Cash consideration paid was $394 million, which reflects the base purchase price of $400 million, adjusted for, among other items, working capital. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets, has been recorded as goodwill. The resulting goodwill has been included in our Recorded Music reportable segment. The recognized goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes. Any impairment charges made in future periods associated with goodwill, if any, will not be tax-deductible. The table below presents (i) the acquisition consideration as it relates to the acquisition of 300 Entertainment and (ii) the allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the closing date of December 16, 2021 (in millions):
| Purchase Price Allocation
Cash and equivalents | $ | 2 |
Accounts receivable | 5 |
Royalty advances | 13 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 3 |
Goodwill | 138 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net (a) | 259 |
Other assets | 1 |
Accounts payable | (5) |
Accrued royalties | (19) |
Accrued liabilities | (1) |
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | (3) |
Total purchase price allocated | $ | 394 |
______________________________________ (a)Identifiable intangible assets are composed of the following (in millions):
| Total
Recorded music catalog | $ | 154 |
Artist and songwriter contracts | 90 |
Trademarks | 12 |
Music publishing copyrights | 3 |
Total intangible assets acquired | $ | 259 |
At December 31, 2022, the Company updated and finalized the purchase price allocation recorded at September 30, 2022, which resulted in a decrease to intangible assets of approximately $1 million and a net decrease to other acquired assets and liabilities of approximately $2 million, with a corresponding net increase to goodwill of approximately $3 million. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Company incurred costs related to this acquisition of approximately $3 million, which were expensed as incurred and recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Prior to the acquisition, the Company had a distribution arrangement with 300 Entertainment. The unaudited pro forma revenue and operating income as if the acquisition occurred on October 1, 2020 was not material to the Company’s reported results for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

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