Acquisitions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company acquired Probiotics International Limited (also known as Protexin) and Rodelle Inc. for an aggregate consideration of $366 million in cash. The aggregate consideration of these acquisitions, net of $42 million in cash acquired, was allocated as follows:



	(In millions)
Working capital	$	(7	)
Property, plant, and equipment	39
Goodwill	165
Other intangible assets	137
Long-term liabilities	(1		)
Noncontrolling interest	(9		)
Aggregate cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$	324

Goodwill allocated in connection with the acquisitions is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the Company’s acquisition of the businesses.