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Agreement with SK hynix Agreement (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
SK Hynix [Member] |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Estimated fair value of settlement | The estimated SK hynix Fair Value is determined as follows:
(in millions) | Estimated SK hynix Fair Value
Antitrust litigation settlement | $ | 4.0 |
Settlement of past infringement | 280.0 |
License agreement | 250.0 |
Total SK hynix Fair Value | $ | 534.0 |
Allocated consideration of settlement agreement | Based on the estimated SK hynix Fair Value, the total consideration of $240.0 million was allocated to the following elements:
(in millions) | Allocated Consideration
Antitrust litigation settlement | $ | 1.9 |
Settlement of past infringement | 125.8 |
License agreement | 112.3 |
Total original consideration | $ | 240.0 |
Schedule of cash receipts | The cash receipts and remaining future cash receipts from the agreements with SK hynix are expected to be recognized as follows assuming no adjustments to the payments under the terms of the agreements (and assuming the option to make the lower payments begins with payments made during the middle of 2018):
| Received in |  | Estimated to Be Received in |  | Total Estimated Cash Receipts
| 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 and thereafter |
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty revenue | $ | 23.6 |  |  | $ | 47.3 |  |  | $ | 55.3 |  |  | $ | 63.9 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 32.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 168.0 |  |  | $ | 526.1 |
Gain from settlement | 0.4 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |
Total | $ | 24.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 56.0 |  |  | $ | 64.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 32.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 168.0 |  |  | $ | 528.0 |
Micron Agreement [Member] |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Estimated fair value of settlement | The estimated Micron Fair Value is determined as follows:
(in millions) | Estimated Micron Fair Value
Antitrust litigation settlement | $ | 8.0 |
Settlement of past infringement | 235.0 |
License agreement | 440.0 |
Total Micron Fair Value | $ | 683.0 |
Allocated consideration of settlement agreement | Based on the estimated Micron Fair Value, the total consideration of $280.0 million was allocated to the following elements:
(in millions) | Allocated Consideration
Antitrust litigation settlement | $ | 3.3 |
Settlement of past infringement | 96.3 |
License agreement | 180.4 |
Total consideration | $ | 280.0 |
Schedule of cash receipts | The cash receipts and remaining future cash receipts from the agreements with Micron are expected to be recognized as follows assuming no adjustments to the payments under the terms of the agreements:
| Received in |  | Estimated to Be Received in |  | Total Estimated Cash Receipts
| 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty revenue | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 39.5 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 34.5 |  |  | $ | 276.7 |
Gain from settlement | 0.2 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.3 |
Total | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 34.5 |  |  | $ | 280.0 |

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