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ACQUISITIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS .    ACQUISITIONS

RentPath

On February 11, 2020, RentPath Holdings, Inc. (“RentPath”), certain direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of RentPath (together with RentPath, the “Sellers”), and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, CSGP Holdings, LLC (“CSGP”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Buyer") entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) dated as of February 12, 2020. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, CSGP agreed to acquire for $588 million in cash all of the equity interests of RentPath, as reorganized following an internal restructuring of the Sellers (“Reorganized RentPath") pursuant to and under the joint chapter 11 plan of reorganization of the Sellers and certain of their affiliates to be filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Under the terms of the
Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to guarantee the full and timely performance of CSGP’s obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under applicable antitrust laws and bankruptcy court approvals. As required by the purchase agreement, the Company paid a $59 million break fee into a cash escrow account. In the event the agreement is terminated under specified circumstances in which certain antitrust approvals are not obtained, or a governmental order related to antitrust or competition matters prohibits the consummation of the transaction, this amount is not refundable to the Company. As the transaction had not closed as of March 31, 2020, the break fee is recorded as restricted cash within cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets.

STR, LLC and STR Global Ltd.

On October 22, 2019, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of STR for a purchase price of $435 million. STR is a global provider of benchmarking and analytics for the hospitality industry. The combination of STR's and CoStar's offerings is expected to allow for the creation of valuable new and improved tools for industry participants. The Company applied the acquisition method to account for the STR transaction, which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date.

The following table summarizes the amounts recorded for acquired assets and assumed liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
 
Preliminary:
October 22, 2019
 
Measurement Period Adjustments
 
Updated Preliminary:
October 22, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents
$
11,710

 
$
(90
)
 
$
11,620

Accounts receivable
8,067

 


 
8,067

Lease right-of-use assets
7,306

 


 
7,306

Goodwill
261,436

 
432

 
261,868

Intangible assets
178,000

 


 
178,000

Lease liabilities
(7,306
)
 

 
(7,306
)
Deferred revenue
(10,966
)
 

 
(10,966
)
Deferred tax liabilities
(7,980
)
 

 
(7,980
)
Other assets and liabilities
(4,815
)
 

 
(4,815
)
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired
$
435,452

 
$
342

 
$
435,794



The net assets of STR were recorded at their estimated fair values. In valuing the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, fair value estimates were based primarily on future expected cash flows, market rate assumptions for contractual obligations and appropriate discount rates. Measurement period adjustments primarily relate to the determination of working capital as of the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation is preliminary, subject to the completion of the Company's assessment of certain tax matters. The customer base assets incorporated significant assumptions that had a material impact on the estimated fair value, such as discount rates, projected revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates and projected profit margins. The following table summarizes the fair values (in thousands) of the identifiable intangible assets included in each of the Company's operating segments, their related estimated useful lives (in years) and their respective amortization methods:
 
North America
 
International
 
 
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Estimated Useful Life
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Estimated Useful Life
 
Amortization Method
Customer base
$
97,000

 
13
 
$
42,000

 
10
 
Accelerated
Trade name
24,000

 
15
 
 
 
 
 
Straight-line
Other intangible assets
10,000

 
5
 
5,000

 
5
 
Straight-line
Total intangible assets
$
131,000

 
 
 
$
47,000

 
 
 
 


Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Specifically, the goodwill recorded as part of the STR acquisition includes but is not limited to: (i) the expected synergies and other benefits that the Company believes will result from combining its operations with STR's operations; and (ii) any intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as the assembled workforce. Goodwill recorded in connection with this acquisition is not amortized, but is subject to an annual impairment test. Of the $262 million of goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition, $159 million and $103 million are associated with the Company's North America and International operating segments, respectively. The goodwill recognized in the North America operating segment is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes in future periods.

As part of the STR acquisition, the Company incurred $2 million of transaction costs. Additionally, the Company paid $15 million into a cash escrow account for deferred compensation for certain STR employees, to be paid to active employees after a defined one year period following the acquisition or when earlier terminated by the Company without cause or by the employee for good reason. In the event some or all of those employees are not entitled to their retention bonus, the funds will be remitted to the seller. The Company is recognizing compensation expense for the deferred compensation over the one-year post-combination period.

Off Campus Partners, LLC Acquisition

On June 12, 2019, the Company acquired Off Campus Partners, LLC ("OCP"), a provider of student housing marketplace content and technology to U.S. universities for $16 million. The purchase agreement required an initial payment of $14 million, net of cash acquired, at the time of closing, with the remainder of the purchase price payable one year following the acquisition date, subject to offset for indemnification claims or adjustments to the purchase price after final determination of closing net working capital. As part of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill and intangibles assets of $8 million and $9 million, respectively. The net assets of OCP were recorded at their estimated fair value. The estimated fair values are preliminary, subject to the Company's assessment of certain tax matters. Measurement period adjustments recognized in 2019 were not material.

Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented below summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and STR as though the companies were combined as of January 1, 2018. The unaudited pro forma financial information for all periods presented includes amortization charges from acquired intangible assets, retention compensation, as referenced above, and the related tax effects, along with certain other accounting effects, but excludes the impacts of any expected operational synergies. The unaudited pro forma financial information as presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2018.

The unaudited pro forma financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2019 combine the historical results of the Company and STR for the periods prior to the acquisition date, and the effects of the pro forma adjustments listed above.
The unaudited pro forma financial information, in the aggregate, was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
Revenue
 
$
340,180

Net income
 
$
79,423

Net income per share - basic
 
$
2.19

Net income per share - diluted
 
$
2.17