BUSINESS COMBINATION (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On January 9, 2015, Kulicke & Soffa Holdings B.V. (“KSH”), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Assembléon.

The cash purchase price of approximately $97.4 million (EUR 80 million) consisted of $72.5 million for 100% of the equity of Assembléon and $24.9 million which was used by Assembléon to settle intercompany loans with its parent company.

The acquisition of Assembléon was accounted for in accordance with ASC No. 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method. On January 9, 2016, the Company finalized the valuation of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities in connection with the acquisition of Assembléon and no further adjustment was recorded.

On September 27, 2016, the escrow due date was extended until the conclusion of a legal proceeding which the Company was indemnified under the share purchase agreement. As of October 1, 2016, $8.7 million (EUR 7.7 million) was held in escrow.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the fair values as of the acquisition date and related useful lives of the finite-lived intangible assets acquired:

(in thousands)	January 9, 2015
Accounts receivable	$	9,941
Inventories	19,861
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,322
Deferred tax asset	157
Property, plant and equipment	531
Intangibles	61,463
Goodwill	39,726
Deferred income taxes	638
Accounts payable	(14,386		)
Borrowings financial institutions	(9,491		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(10,561		)
Income taxes payable	(1,933		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(5,115		)
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired	$	93,153

Tangible net assets (liabilities) were valued at their respective carrying amounts, which the Company believes approximate their current fair values at the acquisition date.

The valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired reflects management’s estimates based on, among other factors, use of established valuation methods. The technology/software and product brand name was determined using the relief from royalty method. Customer relationships were valued by using multi-period excess earnings method. Identifiable intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of six to fifteen years. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. None of the goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.

In connection with the acquisition of Assembléon, the Company recorded deferred tax liabilities relating to the acquired intangible assets, which is partially offset by the net amount of acquired net operating losses. The net amount of acquired net operating losses is comprised of net operating losses less the tax reserves and valuation allowance. The Company has recorded long-term income tax payable due to uncertain tax positions with respect to certain Assembléon entities.

For the year ended October 3, 2015, the acquired business contributed revenue of $59.3 million and net loss of $2.0 million.

During fiscal 2015, the Company incurred $0.9 million of expenses related to the acquisition, which is included within selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined results of operations as if the acquisition had been completed on September 29, 2013, the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The unaudited pro forma results include: (i) amortization associated with preliminary estimates for the acquired intangible assets; (ii) recognition of the post-acquisition share-based compensation and other compensation expense; and (iii) the associated tax impact on these unaudited pro forma adjustments.

The unaudited pro forma results do not reflect any cost saving synergies from operating efficiencies or the effect of the incremental costs incurred in integrating the two companies. Accordingly, these unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations:

	Fiscal
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Revenue	$	562,754	$	590,080
Net income / (loss)	45,303		60,920
Basic income per common share	0.60		0.80
Diluted income per common share	0.60		0.79