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Acquisitions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation | Based on the total purchase consideration and the estimate of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed by ARG as of the Acquisition Date, the purchase price allocation was as follows ($ amounts in thousands):
|  |  |  | Amortization Period |  | Annual Amortization
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of net tangible assets acquired |  | $ | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired - patents |  | 150,000 |  |  | 10 years |  | $ | 15,000 |
Goodwill |  | 30,149 |  |  |  |  |
Net deferred income tax liability |  | (30,149 | ) |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ | 160,000 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Liability, Acquisition | Acquisition date deferred tax liabilities relate to specifically identified non-goodwill intangibles acquired. The estimated net deferred tax liability was determined as follows (amounts in thousands, except percent values):
|  | Book Basis |  | Tax Basis |  | Difference
Intangible assets acquired - patents |  | $ | 150,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (150,000 | )
Estimated acquired deferred tax assets (including net operating loss carryforwards) - ADAPTIX |  | — |  |  | 63,860 |  |  | 63,860 |
Net deferred tax liability - pretax |  |  |  |  |  | (86,140 | )
Estimated tax rate |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | %
Estimated net deferred tax liability |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (30,149 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. May include but not limited to the following: (a) acquired receivables; (b) contingencies recognized at the acquisition date; and (c) the fair value of noncontrolling interests in the acquiree. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6910749&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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