Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Acquisitions	Business Acquisitions Siemens Health Services On August 5, 2014, we entered into a Master Sale and Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Siemens AG, a stock corporation under the laws of Germany ("Siemens"), pursuant to which Cerner will acquire substantially all of the assets, and assume certain liabilities of Siemens' health information technology business unit, Siemens Health Services. Consideration for this acquisition is expected to total $1.3 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments for working capital and pension obligations. We expect to enter into a transition services agreement pursuant to which Siemens will provide certain transitional services to Cerner for an initial period of up to six months after the acquisition closing. In September 2014, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with our purchase of Siemens Health Services. The early termination of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to closing of the pending acquisition. The transaction remains subject to other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in our first fiscal quarter of 2015. Concurrently with the execution of the Agreement, the parties entered into an agreement to create a strategic alliance to jointly invest in innovative projects that integrate health IT with medical technologies for the purpose of enhancing workflows and improving clinical outcomes. After closing, each company will contribute up to $50.0 million to fund projects of shared importance to both companies and their clients. During the three months ended September 27, 2014, we incurred $9.4 million of costs in connection with our pending acquisition of Siemens Health Services, which are included in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. InterMedHx On April 1, 2014, we purchased 100% of the outstanding membership interests of InterMedHx, LLC (InterMedHx). InterMedHx is a provider of health technology solutions in the areas of preventive care, patient administration, and medication history. We believe the addition of InterMedHx solutions provides additional capabilities in the market. Consideration for the acquisition of InterMedHx is expected to total $19.1 million consisting of up-front cash plus contingent consideration, which is payable at a percentage of the revenue contribution from InterMedHx solutions and services. We valued the contingent consideration at $11.6 million based on projections of revenue over the assessment period. The allocation of purchase price to the estimated fair value of the identified tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulted in goodwill of $16.8 million and $3.8 million in intangible assets related to the value of existing technologies. The goodwill was allocated to our Domestic operating segment and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Identifiable intangible assets are being amortized over a period of five years. The operating results of InterMedHx were combined with our operating results subsequent to the purchase date of April 1, 2014. Pro-forma results of operations have not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material to our results.

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Siemens Health Services

On August 5, 2014, we entered into a Master Sale and Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Siemens AG, a stock corporation under the laws of Germany ("Siemens"), pursuant to which Cerner will acquire substantially all of the assets, and assume certain liabilities of Siemens' health information technology business unit, Siemens Health Services.

Consideration for this acquisition is expected to total $1.3 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments for working capital and pension obligations. We expect to enter into a transition services agreement pursuant to which Siemens will provide certain transitional services to Cerner for an initial period of up to six months after the acquisition closing.

In September 2014, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with our purchase of Siemens Health Services. The early termination of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to closing of the pending acquisition. The transaction remains subject to other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in our first fiscal quarter of 2015.

Concurrently with the execution of the Agreement, the parties entered into an agreement to create a strategic alliance to jointly invest in innovative projects that integrate health IT with medical technologies for the purpose of enhancing workflows and improving clinical outcomes. After closing, each company will contribute up to $50.0 million to fund projects of shared importance to both companies and their clients.

During the three months ended September 27, 2014, we incurred $9.4 million of costs in connection with our pending acquisition of Siemens Health Services, which are included in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

InterMedHx

On April 1, 2014, we purchased 100% of the outstanding membership interests of InterMedHx, LLC (InterMedHx). InterMedHx is a provider of health technology solutions in the areas of preventive care, patient administration, and medication history. We believe the addition of InterMedHx solutions provides additional capabilities in the market.

Consideration for the acquisition of InterMedHx is expected to total $19.1 million consisting of up-front cash plus contingent consideration, which is payable at a percentage of the revenue contribution from InterMedHx solutions and services. We valued the contingent consideration at $11.6 million based on projections of revenue over the assessment period.

The allocation of purchase price to the estimated fair value of the identified tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulted in goodwill of $16.8 million and $3.8 million in intangible assets related to the value of existing technologies. The goodwill was allocated to our Domestic operating segment and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Identifiable intangible assets are being amortized over a period of five years.

The operating results of InterMedHx were combined with our operating results subsequent to the purchase date of April 1, 2014. Pro-forma results of operations have not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material to our results.