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Business Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisitions [Abstract]  
Business Acquisitions

17. Business Acquisitions

2011 acquisitions

Crivo Sistemas em Informatica S.A.

On December 28, 2011, we acquired an 80% ownership interest in Crivo, a Brazilian company, for $44.7 million in cash. The purchase was funded using cash on hand. Crivo provides software and services to companies in Brazil to help them make credit, risk and fraud-related decisions. This acquisition is consistent with our strategic objective to invest in growing international regions and will be integrated into our International business segment. Pro forma financial information is not presented because the acquisition was not material to our 2011 consolidated operating results. The results of operations of this business have been included as part of the international segment in the accompanying consolidated statements of income since the date of acquisition.

Purchase Price Allocation

During 2012, we finalized the allocation of the purchase price. The fair value of the net assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of December 28, 2011, consisted of the following:

 

         

(in millions)

  Fair Value  

Trade accounts receivable and other current assets

  $ 1.7  

Property and equipment

    10.8  

Identifiable intangible assets

    20.2  

Goodwill (1)

    35.2  
   

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

  $ 67.9  

Total liabilities assumed

    (12.0
   

 

 

 

Net assets of acquired company

  $ 55.9  

Less: noncontrolling interests

    (11.2
   

 

 

 

Purchase price of 80% ownership interest

  $ 44.7  
   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

For tax purposes, none of the goodwill was initially tax deductible. However, as part of a restructuring in March 2012, Crivo merged with a holding company and the entire amount of goodwill shown above became tax deductible.

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The purchase price of Crivo exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired primarily due to growth opportunities, synergies between its customer base and our existing products, and other technological and operational synergies.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

The fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired was based on many factors, including an analysis of historical financial performance and estimates of future performance, and was determined using analytical approaches appropriate to the facts and circumstances pertaining to the various classes of assets valued, including discounted cash flow and market-based approaches. The fair values of the intangible assets acquired consisted of the following:

 

                 

(in millions)

  Fair
Value
    Estimated
Useful Life
 

Customer relationships

  $ 16.7       19 years  

Trademarks and tradenames

    1.1       20 years  

Noncompete agreements

    2.4       8 years  
   

 

 

         

Total identifiable intangible assets

  $ 20.2          
   

 

 

         

The weighted-average useful life of identifiable intangible assets is approximately 18 years.

Acquisition Costs

Acquisition costs of $2.4 million in 2011 and $0.5 million in 2012, including investment banker fees, legal fees, due diligence and other external costs were incurred and included in other income and expense in each respective year.

Financial Healthcare Systems, LLC

On October 13, 2011, we acquired a 100% ownership interest in Financial Healthcare Systems, LLC (“FHS”), a Colorado limited liability company. The purchase price allocation was completed in 2011. The results of operations of this business have been included as part of the USIS segment in the accompanying consolidated statements of income since the date of acquisition.

2010 acquisition

On August 1, 2010, we acquired a 51% ownership interest in Databusiness S.A., located in Chile. The purchase price allocation was completed in 2010. The results of operations of this business have been included as part of the International segment in the accompanying consolidated statements of income since the date of acquisition.