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ACQUISITIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions [Note Text Block]
NOTE 7 - ACQUISITIONS

Tangier, Morocco Facility

On June 30, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of Europac's Tangier, Morocco facility, a corrugated packaging facility, for €40 million (approximately $46 million using the June 30, 2017 exchange rate), subject to certain closing and post-closing adjustments. Approximately 80% of the purchase price has been preliminarily allocated to property, plant and equipment. The purchase price allocation will be finalized within the measurement period of up to one year from the acquisition date.

Weyerhaeuser Pulp Business

On December 1, 2016, the Company finalized the purchase of Weyerhaeuser Company's pulp business for approximately $2.2 billion in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. Under the terms of the agreement, International Paper acquired four fluff pulp mills, one Northern bleached softwood kraft mill and two converting facilities of modified fiber, located in the United States, Canada and Poland.

The Company is accounting for the acquisition under ASC 805, "Business Combinations" and the newly acquired pulp business's results of operations have been included in International Paper's financial statements beginning with the date of acquisition.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of December 1, 2016:
In millions
 
Cash and temporary investments
$
12

Accounts and notes receivable
195

Inventory
238

Other current assets
11

Plants, properties and equipment
1,711

Goodwill
52

Other intangible assets
212

Deferred charges and other assets
6

Total assets acquired
2,437

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
114

Long-term debt
104

Other long-term liabilities
28

Total liabilities assumed
246

Net assets acquired
$
2,191



Due to the timing of the completion of the acquisition, the purchase price allocation is preliminary and could be revised as a result of additional information obtained regarding assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and revisions of provisional estimates of fair values, including, but not limited to, the completion of independent appraisals and valuations related to inventory, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. While we do not anticipate these changes to the purchase price allocation to be significant, the purchase price allocation will not be finalized until the end of the measurement period of up to one year from the acquisition date.

In connection with the purchase price allocation, inventories were written up by $33 million to their estimated fair value. During the first quarter of 2017, $14 million before taxes ($8 million after taxes) were expensed to Cost of products sold as the related inventory was sold.

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of the Weyerhaeuser pulp business included the following:
In millions
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Average
Remaining
Useful Life
Asset Class:
 
 
(at acquisition
date)
Customer relationships and lists
 
$
95

24 years
Trade names, patents, trademarks and developed technology
 
113

8 years
Other
 
4

10 years
Total
 
$
212

 


Holmen Paper Newsprint Mill

On June 30, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition of Holmen Paper's newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, International Paper purchased the Madrid newsprint mill, as well as associated recycling operations and a 50% ownership interest in a cogeneration facility. The Company intends to convert the mill during the second half of 2017 to produce recycled containerboard with an expected capacity of 419,000 tons. Once completed, the converted mill will support the Company's corrugated packaging business in EMEA.

The Company's aggregate purchase price for the mill, recycling operations and 50% ownership of the cogeneration facility was €53 million (approximately $59 million using the June 30, 2016 exchange rate). The purchase price allocation was completed in the first quarter of 2017. Approximately $60 million of the purchase price was allocated to property, plant and equipment, $14 million to current assets (primarily cash and accounts receivable), $14 million to equity method investments, $5 million to long-term assets, $9 million to short-term liabilities and $16 million to long-term liabilities related to a supply contract entered into with the seller. The final purchase price allocation indicated that the sum of the cash consideration paid is less than the fair value of the underlying assets by $9 million, resulting in a bargain purchase gain being recorded on this transaction. Additionally, the supply contract estimated losses were increased by $3 million in the first quarter of 2017 based on actual operating results since acquisition. The resulting net $6 million gain was recorded to Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business in the accompanying statement of operations.