ACQUISITIONS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
ACQUISITIONS	NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS To further the Company’s strategic direction to transform into a more services-driven platform and strengthen its core business operations, the Company acquired five businesses during and subsequent to its third quarter of 2017, including CompuCom Systems, Inc. (“CompuCom”), a provider of information technology (“IT”) services, products and solutions to North American enterprise organizations. In August 2017, and subsequent to the end of the Company’s reporting period in October 2017, the Company acquired four small independent regional businesses in the United States. These acquisitions were not individually material and, in the aggregate, total cost for the transactions were approximately $100 million, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. The transactions were funded with cash on-hand. The acquisitions will provide the Company with improved access to small, mid-market and large business customers in select geographic markets within the United States across a diverse assortment, including cleaning and breakroom, furniture and office supplies. The acquisitions were treated as purchases in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction, and include certain amortizing intangible assets and goodwill. For the acquisition completed in the third quarter of 2017, the Company has performed its preliminary purchase price allocation, and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including certain amortizing intangible assets and goodwill, are included in the balance sheet as of September 30, 2017. As additional information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition), the Company will refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the purchase price. The operating results of these companies are combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to their purchase dates, and are included in the Business Solutions Division segment. Certain disclosures required under ASC 805, including supplemental pro forma financial information, are not provided because the transactions, in the aggregate, are not material. On November 8, 2017, subsequent to the end of the Company’s reporting period, the Company completed its acquisition of CompuCom. The Company acquired all of the capital stock of CompuCom for approximately $940 million (including refinanced or assumed indebtedness and other liabilities), funded with a new $750 million 5-year term loan facility, approximately 44 million shares of Office Depot common stock with an approximate value of $135 million, and approximately $55 million of cash on hand. CompuCom procures, installs and manages the lifecycle of hardware and software for businesses, and offers IT support services including remote help desk, data centers and on-site IT professionals. The acquisition of CompuCom is expected to accelerate Office Depot’s ability to pursue topline growth as it provides the opportunity to offer IT support services to all of the Company’s customers, including enterprise, small and medium sized businesses. The acquisition of CompuCom will be treated as a purchase in accordance with ASC 805 which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction. Due to the timing of the acquisition being subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2017 period, the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete as of the filing date, and certain disclosures, including the preliminary allocation of purchase price and supplemental pro forma financial information, have been omitted from these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will include necessary disclosures in its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this acquisition on the Company’s reportable segments. The operating results of CompuCom will be combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to the purchase date of November 8, 2017. Transaction costs associated with the acquisitions described above are expensed as incurred and are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Merger, restructuring and other operating (income) expenses, net. The acquisition expenses include, legal, accounting, and other third-party costs associated with the transaction. The Company incurred approximately $13 million of expenses related to the CompuCom acquisition, which were recognized subsequent to the third quarter of 2017 when the transaction closed.

NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS

To further the Company’s strategic direction to transform into a more services-driven platform and strengthen its core business operations, the Company acquired five businesses during and subsequent to its third quarter of 2017, including CompuCom Systems, Inc. (“CompuCom”), a provider of information technology (“IT”) services, products and solutions to North American enterprise organizations. In August 2017, and subsequent to the end of the Company’s reporting period in October 2017, the Company acquired four small independent regional businesses in the United States. These acquisitions were not individually material and, in the aggregate, total cost for the transactions were approximately $100 million, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. The transactions were funded with cash on-hand. The acquisitions will provide the Company with improved access to small, mid-market and large business customers in select geographic markets within the United States across a diverse assortment, including cleaning and breakroom, furniture and office supplies. The acquisitions were treated as purchases in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction, and include certain amortizing intangible assets and goodwill. For the acquisition completed in the third quarter of 2017, the Company has performed its preliminary purchase price allocation, and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including certain amortizing intangible assets and goodwill, are included in the balance sheet as of September 30, 2017. As additional information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition), the Company will refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the purchase price. The operating results of these companies are combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to their purchase dates, and are included in the Business Solutions Division segment. Certain disclosures required under ASC 805, including supplemental pro forma financial information, are not provided because the transactions, in the aggregate, are not material.

On November 8, 2017, subsequent to the end of the Company’s reporting period, the Company completed its acquisition of CompuCom. The Company acquired all of the capital stock of CompuCom for approximately $940 million (including refinanced or assumed indebtedness and other liabilities), funded with a new $750 million 5-year term loan facility, approximately 44 million shares of Office Depot common stock with an approximate value of $135 million, and approximately $55 million of cash on hand.

CompuCom procures, installs and manages the lifecycle of hardware and software for businesses, and offers IT support services including remote help desk, data centers and on-site IT professionals. The acquisition of CompuCom is expected to accelerate Office Depot’s ability to pursue topline growth as it provides the opportunity to offer IT support services to all of the Company’s customers, including enterprise, small and medium sized businesses.

The acquisition of CompuCom will be treated as a purchase in accordance with ASC 805 which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction. Due to the timing of the acquisition being subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2017 period, the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete as of the filing date, and certain disclosures, including the preliminary allocation of purchase price and supplemental pro forma financial information, have been omitted from these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will include necessary disclosures in its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this acquisition on the Company’s reportable segments. The operating results of CompuCom will be combined with the Company’s operating results subsequent to the purchase date of November 8, 2017.

Transaction costs associated with the acquisitions described above are expensed as incurred and are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Merger, restructuring and other operating (income) expenses, net. The acquisition expenses include, legal, accounting, and other third-party costs associated with the transaction. The Company incurred approximately $13 million of expenses related to the CompuCom acquisition, which were recognized subsequent to the third quarter of 2017 when the transaction closed.