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Acquisitions (Tables) | 1 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 17, 2011 | Mar. 25, 2012 | Mar. 25, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract] |  |  |
Schedule of business acquisition total purchase price | The total purchase price for this acquisition is as follows (in thousands):
Cash consideration paid to stockholders | $ | 372,235 |
Fair value of common stock issued by the Company (1) | 211,040 |
Fair value of debt paid on behalf of stockholders | 84,991 |
Post-closing working capital adjustment (2) | (1,623 | )
Total purchase price | $ | 666,643 |
(1) Represents 6,074,833 shares of the Company's common stock at $34.74 per share, the closing share price on August 17, 2011. The shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions under the Stock Purchase Agreement that will generally lapse with respect to 25% of the shares held (i) at the completion of the consecutive six-month period following the date of the closing of the transaction; and, (ii) at the completion of each of the following three successive six-month periods, such that all restrictions will lapse by the second anniversary of the closing. |  |
Schedule of purchase price preliminary allocation | he allocation of the purchase price for this acquisition to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values and resulting residual goodwill (in thousands):
| August 17, 2011 (As initially reported) | Measurement Period Adjustments | August 17, 2011 (As adjusted)
Tangible assets: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,081 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,081 |
Accounts receivable | 25,698 |  | (375 | ) | 25,323 |
Inventories | 39,330 |  | (461 | ) | 38,869 |
Property and equipment | 45,946 |  | (233 | ) | 45,713 |
Other assets | 4,727 |  | — |  | 4,727 |
Total tangible assets | $ | 118,782 |  | $ | (1,069 | ) | $ | 117,713 |
Intangible assets: |  |  |
Developed technology | $ | 96,300 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 96,300 |
Customer relationships | 84,820 |  | — |  | 84,820 |
Trade names | 82,950 |  | — |  | 82,950 |
In-process research & development | 15,050 |  | — |  | 15,050 |
Non-compete agreements | 9,800 |  | — |  | 9,800 |
Goodwill | 287,431 |  | 3,371 |  | 290,802 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 576,351 |  | $ | 3,371 |  | $ | 579,722 |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 12,943 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 12,943 |
Accrued expenses and liabilities | 10,116 |  | 902 |  | 11,018 |
Warranty liabilities | 2,600 |  | 3,023 |  | 5,623 |
Other long-term liabilities | 1,208 |  | — |  | 1,208 |
Total liabilities assumed | $ | 26,867 |  | $ | 3,925 |  | $ | 30,792 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 668,266 |  | $ | (1,623 | ) | $ | 666,643 |
Schedule of identfiable assets acquired | The identifiable intangible assets acquired as a result of the acquisition will be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives as follows (in thousands, except for years):
| Asset Amount |  | Estimated Life in Years
Developed technology | $ | 96,300 |  |  | 7 to 10
Customer relationships | 84,820 |  |  | 7 to 20
Trade names (indefinite lived) | 82,880 |  |  | -
Trade names (definite lived) | 70 |  |  | 3
In-process research and development (1) | 15,050 |  |  | 6 to 7
Non-compete agreements | 9,800 |  |  | 5
Total identifiable intangible assets | $ | 288,920 |  |  |
(1) Initially, in-process research and development ("IPR&D") is classified as indefinite-lived assets until completion or abandonment. Therefore, amortization of IPR&D does not begin until the technological and market risk(s) no longer exist. During the interim, IPR&D intangibles are subject to annual testing for impairment or when there are indicators of impairment. |  |
Schedule of revenue and net income of acquired company in parent's company consolidated statements of income |  | The results of Ruud Lighting reflected in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income from the date of acquisition (August 17, 2011) to March 25, 2012 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended |  | Since Acquisition Date to
| March 25, 2012 |  | March 25, 2012
Revenue | $ | 56,598 |  |  | $ | 140,089 |
Operating Income/(Loss) | (1,376 | ) |  | (251 | )
Net Income/(Loss) | (1,207 | ) |  | (552 | )
Basic net income/(loss) per share | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | — |
Diluted net income/(loss) per share | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | — |
Schedule of pro forma information of parent company consolidated results of operations |  |  | The following supplemental pro forma information (in thousands, except per share data) presents the financial results as if the Ruud Lighting transaction had occurred at the beginning of the 2011 fiscal year for the nine months ended March 25, 2012 and the three and nine months ended March 27, 2011. Financial results for the three months ended March 25, 2012, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income, are actual results and therefore have not been presented in the table below.
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | March 27, 2011 |  | March 25, 2012 |  | March 27, 2011
Revenue |  | $ | 266,524 |  |  | $ | 888,231 |  |  | $ | 890,040 |
Operating Income |  | 18,321 |  |  | 28,879 |  |  | 142,369 |
Net income |  | 16,443 |  |  | 32,401 |  |  | 121,876 |
Earnings per share, basic |  | $ | 0.14 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |  |  | $ | 1.07 |
Earnings per share, diluted |  | $ | 0.14 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |  |  | $ | 1.05 |

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