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Acquisition Activity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Pacific Instruments, Inc. |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following table summarizes the fair values assigned to the assets and liabilities of Pacific as of April 6, 2016 (in thousands):
Working capital (a) |  | $ | 921 |
Property and equipment |  | 26 |
Long-term deferred income tax liability |  | (1,903 | )
Intangible assets: |  |
Patents and acquired technology |  | 1,300 |
Non-competition agreements |  | 40 |
Customer relationships |  | 3,500 |
Trade names |  | 700 |
Total intangible assets |  | 5,540 |
Fair value of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities |  | 4,584 |
Purchase price |  | $ | 10,626 |
Goodwill |  | $ | 6,042 |
(a) | Working capital accounts include accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets, trade accounts payable, accrued payroll, income taxes payable, and other accrued expenses.
Schedule of Acquisition Costs | The Company recorded acquisition costs associated with this transaction in its consolidated statements of operation as follows (in thousands):
| Year ended December 31, 2016
Accounting and legal fees | $ | 369 |
Appraisal fees | 41 |
Other | 21 |
| $ | 431 |
Stress-Tek, Inc. |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following table summarizes the fair values assigned to the assets and liabilities as of the December 30, 2015 acquisition date (in thousands):
Working capital (a) | $ | 2,564 |
Property and equipment | 6,338 |
Intangible assets: |
Patents and acquired technology | 1,600 |
Non-competition agreements | 60 |
Customer relationships | 2,500 |
Trade names | 700 |
Total intangible assets | 4,860 |
Fair value of acquired identifiable assets | 13,762 |
Purchase price | $ | 20,073 |
Goodwill | $ | 6,311 |
(a) | Working capital accounts include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets, trade accounts payable, accrued payroll, and other accrued expenses.
Schedule of Acquisition Costs | The Company recorded acquisition costs associated with this transaction in its consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):
| Year ended December 31, |
| 2016 |
Accounting and legal fees | $ | 51 |  |
Appraisal fees | 12 |  |
Other | — |  |
| $ | 63 |  |

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