Business Acquisition	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition	Note 3. Business Acquisition Acquisition of Pace On January 4, 2016, ARRIS completed its previously announced acquisition of Pace, a leading international technology solutions provider, for approximately $2,074 million, including $638.8 million in cash and issuance of 47.7 million shares of ARRIS International plc (formerly ARRIS International Limited) (“New ARRIS”) ordinary shares and $0.3 million of non-cash consideration. The Company completed the accounting for the aforementioned business combination during the fourth quarter of 2016. Pending acquisition of Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch business On February 22, 2017, ARRIS, Broadcom Corporation, and a subsidiary of Broadcom entered into a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in the Purchase Agreement, ARRIS will acquire Brocade Communication Systems Inc.’s Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch product lines (the “Ruckus Networks”) for approximately $800 million in cash, subject to adjustment as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The acquisition is subject to the completion of the acquisition of Brocade by Broadcom. The Company anticipates closing the acquisition early in the fourth quarter of 2017, once regulatory approvals are complete. This acquisition of these product lines will expand ARRIS’s leadership in converged wired and wireless networking technologies beyond the home into the education, public venue, enterprise, hospitality, and MDU segments. ARRIS plans to establish a dedicated business segment within the Company focused on innovative wireless networking and wired switching technology to address evolving and emerging needs across a number of vertical markets.

Note 3. Business Acquisition

Acquisition of Pace

On January 4, 2016, ARRIS completed its previously announced acquisition of Pace, a leading international technology solutions provider, for approximately $2,074 million, including $638.8 million in cash and issuance of 47.7 million shares of ARRIS International plc (formerly ARRIS International Limited) (“New ARRIS”) ordinary shares and $0.3 million of non-cash consideration.

The Company completed the accounting for the aforementioned business combination during the fourth quarter of 2016.

Pending acquisition of Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch business

On February 22, 2017, ARRIS, Broadcom Corporation, and a subsidiary of Broadcom entered into a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in the Purchase Agreement, ARRIS will acquire Brocade Communication Systems Inc.’s Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch product lines (the “Ruckus Networks”) for approximately $800 million in cash, subject to adjustment as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The acquisition is subject to the completion of the acquisition of Brocade by Broadcom. The Company anticipates closing the acquisition early in the fourth quarter of 2017, once regulatory approvals are complete.

This acquisition of these product lines will expand ARRIS’s leadership in converged wired and wireless networking technologies beyond the home into the education, public venue, enterprise, hospitality, and MDU segments. ARRIS plans to establish a dedicated business segment within the Company focused on innovative wireless networking and wired switching technology to address evolving and emerging needs across a number of vertical markets.