Business Combinations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Business Combinations [Abstract]

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

NOTE 2 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Merger with Archer

Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of Allis-Chalmers was converted into the right to receive either $4.25 cash or 1.15 fully paid and nonassessable Archer common shares. The fair value of total consideration was approximately $600.9 million with approximately 95% of Allis-Chalmers stockholders electing to receive 97.1 million Archer common shares in the Merger and the remainder receiving an aggregate of approximately $18 million in cash. The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair value of the assets at Merger (in thousands):

Current assets	$	237,873
Property and equipment		682,406
Intangible assets, including goodwill		373,227
Other long-term assets		4,949
Total assets acquired		1,298,455
Current liabilities		148,360
Long-term liabilities		549,210
Merger net assets	$	600,885

Our historical property and equipment values were decreased by $47.1 million, our Senior Notes were increased by $19.3 million, other assets were decreased by $13.8 million and other long-term liabilities were increased by $8.6 million. The fair value assigned to the debt was based on actively traded prices and changes in other assets and liabilities were based on third-party valuations or other market based approaches. Goodwill of $267.4 million was recognized for this acquisition and was calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired. It includes the expected synergies and other benefits that we believe will result from the combined operations and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition such as assembled workforce. Other intangible assets included approximately $91.2 million assigned to customer lists, $6.7 million to trade name, $5.6 million to patents and $2.3 million to backlogs (see note 4). Goodwill is not tax deductible. The amortizable intangibles have a weighted-average useful life of 8.9 years. The allocation of the purchase price has been based upon preliminary fair values. Estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon management’s review of the final valuation.

Acquisition of AWC

On July 12, 2010, we acquired American Well Control, Inc., or AWC, for a total consideration of approximately $19.2 million, which included approximately $17.2 million in cash and 1.0 million shares of our common stock. AWC is a leading manufacturer of premium high-pressure valves used in hydraulic fracturing in the unconventional gas shale plays. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition (in thousands):

Current assets	$	7,585
Property and equipment		2,756
Intangible assets, including goodwill		11,749
Other long-term assets		2
Total assets acquired		22,092
Current liabilities		1,527
Long-term liabilities		1,401
Net assets acquired	$	19,164

AWC’s historical property and equipment values were increased by approximately $27,000 based on third-party valuations. Goodwill of $5.7 million was recognized for this acquisition and was calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired. It includes the expected synergies and other benefits that we believe will result from the combined operations and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition such as assembled workforce. Other intangible assets included approximately $5.6 million assigned to customer lists, $400,000 to trade name and $55,000 to non-competes. Goodwill is not tax deductible. The amortizable intangibles have a weighted-average useful life of 9.9 years.