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Acquisitions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Acquisitions [Abstract]  
Acquisitions Note 3: Acquisitions

In April 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets of Cubic, Inc. for a cash purchase price of $2,356, net of $213 cash acquired. Transaction costs related to the purchase were a component of other production, distribution and operating costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and totaled $92, of which $0 were incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2020, and $63 and $86 were incurred in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

The new entity Cubic Creative, Inc. (“Cubic Creative”) is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This acquisition added creative strategy services, which complement service offerings currently available to A. H. Belo clients. The expected benefit from providing these additional services was attributed to goodwill, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The table below sets forth the finalized allocation of the purchase price.

Estimated
Fair Value

Working capital, net of acquired cash

$

228

Property, plant and equipment

25

Other intangible assets - customer relationships

510

Goodwill

1,593

Total

$

2,356

Operating results of the business acquired have been included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the acquisition date forward. Pro forma results of the Company, assuming the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of each period presented, would not be materially different from the results reported. The fair value of the assets acquired would be classified as Level III assets (unobservable inputs) in the fair value hierarchy. In the third quarter of 2019, in conjunction with the Company’s organizational changes, the Company conducted an impairment review of goodwill and long-lived assets. As a result, the Company’s goodwill was fully impaired in the third quarter of 2019. As of January 1, 2020, Cubic Creative’s operations were fully incorporated into The Dallas Morning News.