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Acquisitions and Divestitures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we did not complete any material acquisitions.

In March of 2016, Market and Commodities Intelligence acquired Commodity Flow, a specialist technology and business intelligence service for the global waterborne commodity and energy markets. The purchase helps extend Market and Commodities Intelligence's trade flow analytical capabilities and complements its existing shipping services. We accounted for the acquisition of Commodity Flow using the purchase method of accounting. The acquisition of Commodity Flow is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

Divestitures

In April of 2017, we signed a letter of intent to sell our facility at East Windsor, New Jersey. The fixed assets of the facility of $5 million have been classified as held for sale, which is included in prepaid and other current assets in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017.

In January of 2017, we completed the sale of Quant House SAS ("QuantHouse"), included in our Market and Commodities Intelligence segment, to QH Holdco, an independent third party. In November of 2016, we entered into a put option agreement that gave the Company the right, but not the obligation, to put the entire share capital of QuantHouse to QH Holdco. As a result, we classified the assets and liabilities of QuantHouse, net of our costs to sell, as held for sale, which is included in prepaid and other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively, in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016. On January 4, 2017, we exercised the put option, thereby entering into a definitive agreement to sell QuantHouse to QH Holdco. On January 9, 2017, we completed the sale of QuantHouse to QH Holdco. Following the sale, the assets and liabilities of QuantHouse are no longer reported in our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017.

The components of assets and liabilities held for sale related to QuantHouse in the consolidated balance sheet consist of the following:
(in millions)
December 31,
 
2016
Accounts receivable, net
$
4

Other assets
3

Assets of a business held for sale
$
7

 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
3

Unearned revenue
7

Other liabilities
35

Liabilities of a business held for sale
$
45



The operating loss of our business that was disposed of for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
(in millions)
2017
 
2016
Operating loss
$

 
$
(7
)


During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not complete any dispositions.