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Aquisitions and Divestitures | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013
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Acquisitions and Divestitures [Text Block] | ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES Maharam Acquisition On April 23, 2013, the company entered into an agreement to purchase Maharam Fabric Corporation (Maharam), a New York-based, global designer and provider of high quality interior textiles for commercial, healthcare, and residential interiors. The company pursued the acquisition of Maharam in order to reinforce and accelerate Herman Miller’s Specialty and Consumer initiative and support further opportunities in commercial markets. The company closed the transaction on April 29, 2013 for consideration of $155.8 million and the company estimates it will receive future tax benefits with a present value of approximately $20 million. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed from Maharam on April 29, 2013. There have been no fair value adjustments since the date of acquisition through the end of the first quarter. The allocation of the purchase price is still considered preliminary and is based upon valuation information available and estimates made at April 29, 2013. The company is still finalizing information related to the valuation of intangible assets, deferred income taxes, goodwill and the allocation of goodwill and expects to finalize these matters within the measurement period, which is currently expected to remain open through the third quarter of fiscal 2014.
Valuation as of April 29, 2013
(In millions) | Fair Value
Purchase price | $ | 155.8 |
Fair value of the assets acquired |
Accounts receivable | 11.1 |
Inventory | 14.1 |
Other current assets | 4.4 |
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates | 4.3 |
Other intangible assets | 42.4 |
Goodwill | 80.7 |
Property | 12.1 |
Long term deferred tax asset | 1.6 |
Other assets | 0.2 |
Total assets acquired | 170.9 |
Fair value of liabilities assumed |
Accounts payable | 6.5 |
Current deferred tax liabilities | 1.6 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 4.7 |
Other accrued liabilities | 1.0 |
Other long term liabilities | 1.3 |
Total liabilities assumed | 15.1 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 155.8 |
The goodwill stemming from the transaction in the amount of $80.7 million was preliminarily recorded as "Goodwill" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and allocated to the North American Furniture Solutions and the Specialty and Consumer reportable segments. The amounts were allocated based on the expected synergies to be realized by the reportable segments that will benefit from combining the operations of Maharam into the company. The goodwill amounts allocated to the reportable segments were as follows:
Goodwill Segment Allocation from the Maharam Acquisition
(In millions) | Fair Value
North American Furniture Solutions | $ | 31.9 |
Specialty and Consumer | 48.8 |
Total Goodwill | $ | 80.7 |
Intangible assets acquired as a result of the acquisition of Maharam were preliminarily valued at $42.4 million. These amounts are reflected in the values presented in the table below:
Intangible Assets Acquired from the Maharam Acquisition |
(In millions) | Fair Value | Useful Life
Trade name | $ | 23.0 |  | Indefinite
Designs and patterns | 3.1 |  | 5
Specifier and customer relationships | 16.0 |  | 20
Non-compete agreements | 0.3 |  | 2
Total Intangibles Acquired | $ | 42.4 |  |
The following table provides net sales and results of operations from the Maharam acquired businesses included in the company’s results since the April 29, 2013 acquisition. Included in the results for the three months ended August 31, 2013 from Maharam was an increase in cost of sales of $1.4 million related to the fair value step-up of inventories acquired. For the period beginning on the acquisition date and ending on June 1, 2013, the amount of the increase in cost of sales related to the fair value step-up of inventories acquired was $0.7 million.
Maharam Results of Operations |
(In millions) | April 29, 2013 - June 1, 2013 | Three Months Ended August 31, 2013
Net sales | $ | 10.6 |  | $ | 27.3 |
Net income (loss) | (0.1 | ) | 0.8 |
Divestitures During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the company completed the sale of one wholly-owned contract furniture dealership in Oregon. The effect of this transaction on the company's consolidated financial statements was not material.

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