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Business Acquisitions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2017
Placemeter [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition | The allocation of the purchase price was as follows (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8 |
Accounts receivable | 11 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 130 |
Property and equipment | 83 |
Intangibles | 6,000 |
Goodwill | 3,742 |
Accounts payable | (40 | )
Other accrued liabilities | (74 | )
Deferred tax liabilities | (308 | )
Total purchase price | $ | 9,552 |

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