Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

In connection with the Transaction, in 2017, the Company paid approximately $94.4 million for the assets, comprised of $50.0 million in cash and $44.4 million, or 1,953,407 shares, of Class A equity interests of Outfront Canada. The issued Class A equity interests of Outfront Canada are redeemable non-controlling interests and are included in Non-controlling interests on our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position based on actual foreign currency exchange rates on the closing date of the Transaction compared to the negotiated foreign currency exchange rate used in the valuation described above.

The allocation of the purchase price of approximately $94.4 million is based on management’s estimate of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the closing date of the Transaction, which was $68.0 million of identified intangible assets, $34.3 million of goodwill, $17.0 million of deferred tax liabilities and $9.1 million of other assets and liabilities (primarily property and equipment). 

We completed several acquisitions for a total purchase price of approximately $69.7 million in 2019, $7.0 million in 2018 and $113.8 million in 2017 (including the Transaction).

In the second quarter of 2018, we entered into an agreement to acquire 14 digital and seven static billboard displays in California for a total estimated purchase price of $35.4 million. As of December 31, 2019, we have completed this acquisition except with respect to four digital displays, which we expect to acquire in 2020 for an estimated purchase price of $9.2 million, subject to customary closing conditions and the timing of site development.

In the first quarter of 2019, we entered into an agreement to acquire eight digital billboard displays in Atlanta, Georgia, for an aggregate purchase price of $24.0 million. In connection with the execution of the agreement and a subsequent amendment, we paid a deposit of $5.0 million to an escrow agent, which is included in Other assets on our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and in the third quarter of 2019, we paid a deposit of $14.0 million to an escrow account, which is also included in Other assets on our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. We completed this transaction in the first quarter of 2020.

Asset Swap

On July 1, 2017, in exchange for static billboards in four non-metropolitan market clusters, we acquired digital billboards in the Boston, Massachusetts, DMA and $3.2 million in cash, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $14.1 million.