Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS

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ACQUISITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
NOTE 21. ACQUISITIONS
Acquisitions for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
Entity Acquired (Dollars in millions)
 
Date of Acquisition
 
 Percent Interest Acquired
 
Payments to Former Owners
 
Acquisition Related Debt Retirements
 
Total Purchase Consideration(1)
 
Goodwill Recognized
 
Intangibles Recognized(2)
 
Net Sales Previous Fiscal Year Ended
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hydrogenics Corporation
 
09/09/19
 
81%
 
$
235

 
$

 
$
235

 
$
161

 
$
161

 
$
34

 
2018
 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 


 
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.
 
08/15/18
 
100%
 
$
51

 
$
2

 
$
64

(3) 
$
49

 
$
15

 
$
3

 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brammo Inc.
 
11/01/17
 
100%
 
$
60

 
$

 
$
68

(3) 
$
47


$
23

 
$
4

 
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies
 
07/31/17
 
50%
 
600

(4) 

 
600

 
544

 
596

 

 
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(1) 
All results from acquired entities (excluding Brammo Inc. in 2017) were included in segment results subsequent to the acquisition date. Newly consolidated entities were accounted for as business combinations and (excluding Brammo Inc. and Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies) were included in the New Power Segment on the date of acquisition. The Brammo Inc. acquisition was allocated to the New Power Segment on January 1, 2018. Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies was included in the Components Segment on the date of acquisition.
(2)  
Intangible assets acquired in business combinations were mostly customer and technology related, the majority of which will be amortized over a period of`up to 25 years from the date of the acquisition.
(3)  
The "Total Purchase Consideration" represents the total amount that will or is estimated to be paid to complete the acquisition. A portion of the acquisition payment has not yet been made and will be paid in future periods in accordance with the purchase contract. The Brammo Inc. acquisition contains an earnout based on future results of the acquired business and could result in a maximum contingent consideration payment of $100 million (fair value of $5 million) to the former owners.
(4) This transaction created a newly formed joint venture that we consolidated as we have a majority voting interest in the venture by virtue of a tie-breaking vote on the joint venture's board of directors.
Hydrogenics Corporation
On September 9, 2019, we acquired an 81 percent interest in Hydrogenics Corporation for total consideration of $235 million. The Hydrogen Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of L’Air Liquide, S.A., will maintain a 19 percent noncontrolling interest in Hydrogenics Corporation of $56 million, based on the publicly traded share price of Hydrogenics at the acquisition date, which was representative of its fair value. We accounted for the transaction as a business combination and included it in the New Power segment in the third quarter of 2019. We assigned this business to our New Power reporting unit, which included both our electrified power and fuel cell businesses, for goodwill impairment purposes. The purchase price allocation was as follows:
In millions
 
 
Inventory
 
$
21

Other current assets
 
25

Intangible assets
 
 
Technology assets
 
96

Customer relationships
 
29

In-process research and development
 
35

Other intangible assets
 
1

Goodwill
 
161

Other assets
 
18

Current liabilities
 
(53
)
Other liabilities
 
(42
)
Total business valuation
 
291

Less: Noncontrolling interest
 
56

Total purchase consideration
 
$
235


As of December 31, 2019, our purchase accounting was complete. The intangible assets will be amortized over periods ranging from 3 to 20 years. As a result of our review and validation of the significant assumptions used to value the intangible assets and our validation of calculations related to deferred tax assets and liabilities, our final valuation resulted in increases from our original estimates of $2 million to technology assets and $1 million to customer relationships and decreases of $5 million to other liabilities and $5 million to goodwill.
Technology assets represent the value of both the existing fuel cells and generation equipment. These assets were valued using the relief-from-royalty method, which is a combination of the income approach and market approach that values a subject asset based on an estimate of the relief from the royalty expense that would be incurred if the subject asset were licensed from a third-party. Key assumptions are expected revenue, the royalty rate, the estimated remaining useful life and the discount rate. This value is considered a level 3 measurement under the GAAP fair value hierarchy. 
Customer relationship assets represent the value of the long-term strategic relationship the business has with its significant customers. The assets were valued using an income approach, specifically the multiperiod excess earnings method, which identifies an estimated stream of revenues and expenses for a particular group of assets from which deductions of portions of the projected economic benefits, attributable to assets other than the subject asset (contributory assets), are deducted in order to isolate the prospective earnings of the subject asset. Key assumptions are expected revenue, related expenses, the estimated remaining useful life and the discount rate. These assets are each being amortized over 15 to 20 years. Annual amortization of the intangible assets for the next five years is expected to approximate $8 million.
In-process research and development assets represent acquired research and development assets that have been initiated, achieved material progress, but have not yet resulted in a technologically feasible or commercially viable project. These assets were valued using the relief-from-royalty method, as described above. These assets will not be amortized until they have been completed, but will be tested annually for impairment until that time.
Goodwill was determined based on the residual difference between the fair value of consideration transferred and the value assigned to tangible and intangible assets and liabilities. The goodwill amount will not be deductible for tax purposes. Among the factors contributing to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill are the acquisition of engineering talent in the fuel cell space, the ability to be one of the forerunners in the development of clean fuel cell energy and the continued opportunity to expand our position as a global power leader.
This business was included in our results starting in September 2019. Pro forma financial information was not provided as the historical financial statement activity of Hydrogenics Corporation is not material to our consolidated results.