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ACQUISITIONS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
ACQUISITIONS | ACQUISITIONS Acquisitions of Businesses On October 18, 2018, the Company acquired CSP Coatings Systems of Auckland, New Zealand, a provider of a wide range of coatings services for approximately $17,711. The acquisition further strengthens the Company's Asia-Pacific market position and will be reported in the Coatings segment. The preliminary fair values assigned were $7,373 to property, plant, and equipment, $3,113 for customer relationships, $5,120 for goodwill, with the remainder net working capital. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and the customer relationships will be amortized over 10 years. The Company expects the purchase price allocation to be finalized in the second quarter of 2019. On August 3, 2018, the Company purchased approximately 72% of the outstanding shares of Walpar, LLC ("Walpar") for $57,805 in cash. Walpar is an industry leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of overhead sign structures for the North America transportation market. Walpar is located in Birmingham, Alabama and its operations are reported in the Engineered Support Structures segment. The transaction was funded with cash on hand and the purchase of the remaining 28% non-controlling interests was acquired in January 2019. The acquisition of Walpar was completed to expand the Company's product offering in the sign structure market. The preliminary fair value measurement disclosed below is subject to management reviews and completion of the fair value measurements of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Customer relationships will be amortized over 14 years and the trade name has an indefinite life. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The Company expects the purchase price allocation to be finalized in the second quarter of 2019. (2) ACQUISITIONS (Continued) The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Walpar as of the date of acquisition:
|  | At August 3, 2018
Current assets |  | $ | 13,210 |
Customer relationships |  | 32,000 |
Trade name |  | 4,300 |
Goodwill |  | 42,216 |
Total fair value of assets acquired |  | $ | 91,726 |
Current liabilities |  | 2,185 |
Deferred taxes |  | 8,654 |
Total fair value of liabilities assumed |  | $ | 10,839 |
Non-controlling interests |  | 23,082 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 57,805 |
On August 3, 2018, the Company acquired 75% of the outstanding shares of Convert Italia SpA ("Convert") for $43,504 in cash. Convert is a designer and provider of engineered solar tracker solutions that is headquartered in Italy, with offices in Brazil and Argentina. Additional purchase price will be paid contingent on Convert realizing specific EBITDA and revenue targets in calendar years 2018 and 2020. The Company recognized $11,608 in estimated contingent consideration liability which is subject to finalization expected to occur during the third quarter of 2019. The Company acquired Convert to grow market adjacencies in the Utility Support Structures segment. The preliminary fair value measurements disclosed below are subject to management reviews and completion of the fair value measurements of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Patents and proprietary technology will be amortized over 15 years and the trade name has an indefinite life. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The Company expects the fair value measurement process and purchase price allocation to be finalized in the third quarter of 2019. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Convert at the date of acquisition:
|  | At August 3, 2018
Current assets |  | $ | 18,349 |
Other assets |  | 3,166 |
Patent and Proprietary Technology |  | 16,554 |
Trade name |  | 8,701 |
Goodwill |  | 34,280 |
Total fair value of assets acquired |  | $ | 81,050 |
Current liabilities |  | 5,376 |
Contingent consideration liability |  | 11,608 |
Deferred taxes |  | 6,061 |
Total fair value of liabilities assumed |  | $ | 23,045 |
Non-controlling interests |  | 14,501 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 43,504 |
(2) ACQUISITIONS (Continued) On August 1, 2018, the Company acquired the operational assets of Derit Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. ("Derit") for $14,700 in cash, net of assumed liabilities. The Company acquired the net assets at fair value with no value assigned to intangible assets in the purchase price allocation. Derit has a manufacturing facility in India with production capabilities for steel lattice structures for power transmission, wireless communication, and a provider of zinc galvanizing services. Derit was acquired to provide the Company with lattice structure manufacturing capabilities and to further expand the geographic footprint of the galvanizing business. The majority of the business will be reported in the Utility Support Structures segment, while the galvanizing business will be reported in the Coatings segment. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2018. Proforma disclosures were omitted as this business does not have a significant impact on the Company's financial results. On January 26, 2018, the Company acquired 60% of the assets of Torrent Engineering and Equipment ("Torrent") for $4,800 in cash. Torrent operates in Indiana and is an integrator of prefabricated pump stations that involves designing high pressure water and compressed air process systems. Torrent has annual sales of approximately $9,000. In the purchase price allocation, goodwill of $3,922 and $4,020 of customer relationships and other intangible assets were recorded. A portion of the goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. Torrent is included in the Irrigation segment and was acquired to expand the Company's water management capabilities. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the second quarter of 2018. On July 31, 2017, the Company purchased Aircon Guardrails Private Limited ("Aircon") for $5,362 in cash, net of cash acquired, plus assumed liabilities. Aircon produces highway safety systems including guardrails, structural metal products, and solar structural products in India with annual sales of approximately $10,000. In the purchase price allocation, goodwill of $3,327 and $2,109 of customer relationships and other intangible assets were recorded. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. This business is included in the Engineered Support Structures segment and was acquired to expand the Company's geographic presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The purchase price allocation was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2017. Proforma disclosures were omitted as this business does not have a significant impact on the Company's financial results. The Company's Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2018 included net sales of $33,973 and net earnings of $1,566 resulting from the Walpar, Convert, Torrent, and CSP Coatings acquisitions. The proforma effect of these acquisitions on the 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Statements of Earnings is as follows:
|  | Fifty-two Weeks Ended December 29, 2018 |  | Fifty-two Weeks Ended December 30, 2017
Net sales |  | $ | 2,798,705 |  |  | $ | 2,818,035 |
Net earnings |  | 97,170 |  |  | 122,407 |
Earnings per share-diluted |  | 4.32 |  |  | 5.39 |
Acquisitions of Noncontrolling Interests In March 2018, the Company acquired the remaining 10% of Valmont Industria e Commercio Ltda. that it did not own for $5,510. In April 2016, the Company acquired the remaining 30% of IGC Galvanizing Industries (M) Sdn Bhd that it did not own for $5,841. In June 2016, the Company acquired 5.2% of the remaining 10% of Valmont SM that it did not own for $5,168. As these transactions were for acquisitions of part or all of the remaining shares of consolidated subsidiaries with no change in control, they were recorded within shareholders' equity and as a financing cash flow in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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