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ACQUISITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
ACQUISITIONS

Note 4    ACQUISITIONS

The following table summarizes acquisitions (including business combinations and asset acquisitions) completed during the three years ended December 31, 2013 (in millions):

 

     Purchase
Price
     Goodwill      Amortizable
Intangibles
 

2011

        

interclick

   $ 259       $ 172       $ 79   

Other acquisitions

   $ 72       $ 49       $ 26   

2012

        

All acquisitions

   $ 7       $ 5       $ —    

2013

        

Tumblr

   $ 990       $ 752       $ 263   

Other acquisitions

   $ 279       $ 186       $ 76   

 

Transactions completed in 2011

interclick. On December 14, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of interclick, inc. (“interclick”) through an all cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of interclick at $9.00 per share. With interclick, the Company acquired innovative data targeting capabilities, optimization technologies and new premium supply, as well as a team experienced in selling audiences across disparate sources of pooled supply. The purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and, as a result, the Company recorded goodwill in connection with this transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company acquired all of the equity interests (including all outstanding options) in interclick. interclick stockholders and vested option holders were paid in cash, and outstanding interclick unvested options and restricted stock awards were assumed. Assumed options are exercisable for shares of Yahoo common stock.

The total purchase price of $259 million consisted of cash consideration. In connection with the acquisition, the Company issued stock-based awards valued at $9 million which is being recognized as stock-based compensation expense as the awards vest over a period of up to 4 years.

The allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash acquired

   $ 4,369   

Other tangible assets acquired

     71,711   

Amortizable intangible assets:

  

Customer contracts and related relationships

     42,700   

Developed technology and patents

     35,600   

Trade name, trademark, and domain name

     600   

Goodwill

     171,641   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     326,621   

Liabilities assumed

     (68,120 ) 
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 258,501   
  

 

 

 

The amortizable intangible assets have useful lives not exceeding six years and a weighted average useful life of five years. No amounts have been allocated to in-process research and development and $172 million has been allocated to goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recorded in connection with this acquisition is included in the Americas segment.

Other Acquisitions—Business Combinations. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company acquired three other companies, which were accounted for as business combinations. The total purchase price for these acquisitions was $72 million. The total cash consideration of $72 million less cash acquired of $3 million resulted in a net cash outlay of $69 million. Of the total purchase price, $49 million was allocated to goodwill, $26 million to amortizable intangible assets, $3 million to cash acquired, and $6 million to net assumed liabilities. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes.

Transactions completed in 2012

All Acquisitions—Business Combinations. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company acquired two companies, which were accounted for as business combinations. The total purchase price for these acquisitions was $7 million. The total cash consideration of $7 million less cash acquired of $1 million resulted in a net cash outlay of $6 million. Of the total purchase price, $5 million was allocated to goodwill, $1 million to tangible assets and $1 million to cash acquired. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes.

 

Transactions completed in 2013

Tumblr. On June 19, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of Tumblr, Inc. (“Tumblr”), a blog-hosting Website that allows users to post their own content as well as follow or re-blog posts made by other users. The acquisition of Tumblr brought a community of new users to the Yahoo Network.

The purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and, as a result, the Company recorded goodwill in connection with this transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company acquired all of the equity interests (including all outstanding vested options) in Tumblr. Tumblr stockholders and vested optionholders were paid in cash, outstanding Tumblr unvested options and restricted stock units were assumed and converted into equivalent awards covering Yahoo common stock and a portion of the Tumblr shares held by its founder were exchanged for Yahoo common stock.

The total purchase price of approximately $990 million consisted mainly of cash consideration. The allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and marketable securities acquired

   $ 16,587   

Other tangible assets acquired

     73,780   

Amortizable intangible assets:

  

Developed technology

     23,700   

Customer contracts and related relationships

     182,400   

Trade name

     56,500   

Goodwill

     751,765   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     1,104,732   

Liabilities assumed

     (114,521 ) 
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 990,211   
  

 

 

 

In connection with the acquisition, the Company is recognizing stock-based compensation expense of $70 million over a period of up to 4 years. This amount is comprised of assumed unvested stock options and restricted stock units (which had an aggregate fair value of $29 million at the acquisition date), and Yahoo common stock issued to Tumblr’s founder (which had a fair value of $41 million at the acquisition date). The Yahoo common stock issued to Tumblr’s founder is subject to holdback and will be released over 4 years provided he remains an employee of the Company. In addition, the transaction resulted in cash consideration of $40 million to be paid to Tumblr’s founder over 4 years, also provided that he remains an employee of the Company. Such cash payments are being recognized as compensation expense over the 4-year service period.

The amortizable intangible assets have useful lives not exceeding 6 years and a weighted average useful life of 6 years. No amounts have been allocated to in-process research and development and $752 million has been allocated to goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes. This acquisition brings a community of users to the Yahoo Network by deploying Yahoo’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to deliver relevant content to the Tumblr user base.

Other Acquisitions—Business Combinations. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company acquired 25 other companies, which were accounted for as business combinations. The total aggregate purchase price for these other acquisitions was $279 million. The total cash consideration of $279 million less cash acquired of $2 million resulted in a net cash outlay of $277 million. The allocation of the purchase price of the assets and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values was $76 million to amortizable intangible assets, $19 million to in-process research and development, $2 million to cash acquired, $33 million to other tangible assets, $37 million to assumed liabilities, and the remainder of $186 million to goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes.

 

The Company’s business combinations completed during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, and 2013 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and therefore pro forma disclosures have not been presented.