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Acquisitions
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions ACQUISITIONS
For a description of the Company’s acquisition activity for the year ended December 31, 2021, reference is made to the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Note 2 thereto included in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report.
The Company continually evaluates potential acquisitions that either strategically fit with the Company’s existing portfolio or expand the Company’s portfolio into a new and attractive business area. The Company has completed a number of acquisitions that have been accounted for as purchases and have resulted in the recognition of goodwill in the Company’s financial statements. This goodwill arises because the purchase prices for these businesses exceed the fair value of acquired identifiable
net assets due to a number of factors including the future earnings and cash flow potential of these businesses, the multiple to earnings, cash flow and other factors at which similar businesses have been purchased by other acquirers, the competitive nature of the processes by which the Company acquired the businesses, avoidance of the time and costs which would be required (and the associated risks that would be encountered) to enhance the Company’s existing product offerings to key target markets and enter into new and profitable businesses and the complementary strategic fit and resulting synergies these businesses bring to existing operations.
The Company makes an initial allocation of the purchase price at the date of acquisition based upon its understanding of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The Company obtains the information used for the purchase price allocation during due diligence and through other sources. In the months after closing, as the Company obtains additional information about these assets and liabilities, including through tangible and intangible asset appraisals, and learns more about the newly acquired business, it is able to refine the estimates of fair value and more accurately allocate the purchase price. The fair values of acquired intangibles are determined based on estimates and assumptions that are deemed reasonable by the Company. Significant assumptions include the discount rates and certain assumptions that form the basis of the forecasted results of the acquired business including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), revenue, revenue growth rates, royalty rates and technology obsolescence rates. These assumptions are forward looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions. The Company engages third-party valuation specialists who review the Company’s critical assumptions and calculations of the fair value of acquired intangible assets in connection with significant acquisitions. Only facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date are considered for subsequent adjustment. The Company is continuing to evaluate certain pre-acquisition contingencies associated with its 2021 and 2022 acquisitions and is also in the process of obtaining valuations of certain acquisition-related assets and liabilities in connection with these acquisitions. The Company will make appropriate adjustments to the purchase price allocation prior to completion of the measurement period, as required.
During the three-month period ended April 1, 2022, the Company acquired one business for total consideration of $13 million in cash, net of cash acquired and recorded goodwill and intangible assets of $3 million and $10 million, respectively. The business acquired complements an existing unit of the Company’s Environmental & Applied Solutions segment. The aggregate annual sales of this business at the time of acquisition based on the company’s revenues for its last completed fiscal year prior to the acquisition, were $7 million. The Company also paid $4 million for working capital adjustments related to 2021 acquisitions during the first quarter of 2022.
Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma information for the periods set forth below gives effect to the 2021 and 2022 acquisitions as if they had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the acquisitions been consummated as of that time ($ in millions, except per share amounts):
 Three-Month Period Ended
 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Sales$7,689 $6,967 
Net earnings1,725 1,629 
Diluted net earnings per common share (a)
2.31 2.19 
(a) Diluted net earnings per common share is calculated by deducting the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (“MCPS”) dividends from net earnings for the anti-dilutive MCPS shares (refer to Note 3 for additional information).