Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Acquisitions

3. Acquisitions

In April 2011, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Hiprom (Pty) Ltd and its affiliates (Hiprom), a process control and automation systems integrator for the mining and mineral processing industry in South Africa. In May 2011, we purchased a majority stake in the equity of Lektronix Limited and its affiliate (Lektronix), an independent industrial automation repairs and service provider in Europe and Asia. The terms of this acquisition included mirroring put and call options for a fixed price in December 2011 with respect to the remaining minority shares. Accordingly, we recorded the Lektronix share purchase as an acquisition of all outstanding equity interests with a corresponding liability of $11.1 million related to the put/call option as of the acquisition date. The aggregate purchase price of the Hiprom and Lektronix acquisitions was $58.8 million.

We recorded goodwill of $34.0 million attributable to intangible assets that do not meet the criteria for separate recognition, including an assembled workforce with industry-wide technical expertise and customer service capabilities. We assigned the full amount of goodwill for Hiprom and Lektronix to our Control Products & Solutions segment. None of the goodwill recorded is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Purchase price allocations may be subsequently adjusted to reflect final valuation studies. The fair values and weighted average useful lives that have been preliminarily assigned to the acquired identifiable intangible assets of these two acquisitions are:

			Wtd. Avg.
	Fair		Useful
(in millions, except useful lives)	Value		Life
Customer relationships	$	14.3	14 years
Technology		1.5	10 years
Trademarks		1.3	2 years
Other intangible assets		0.6	4 years

The results of operations of the acquired businesses have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations since the dates of acquisition. Pro forma financial information and allocation of the purchase price are not presented as the effects of these acquisitions are not material to our results of operations or financial position.