Note 22 Acquisitions Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - CPAY 2017 On February 3, 2017, the Company acquired an additional 10% equity interest in CPAY from a privately-owned company for $70.0 million. This purchase reduced the remaining redeemable noncontrolling interest in CPAY to 15% of its total outstanding equity and extended the put call arrangement until April 2018. The transaction resulted in a decrease to noncontrolling interest of $9.8 million and a decrease to additional paid-in-capital of $60.2 million TransFirst 2017 In 2017, the Company decreased the Merchant Solutions goodwill due to deferred tax adjustments of $12.1 million and the write-off of a note receivable of $727,000 on the opening balance sheet of TransFirst. 2016 On April 1, 2016, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of TransFirst for an aggregate purchase price of $2.35 billion in cash as of the closing, which was subject to certain working capital and other adjustments, as described in the Purchase Agreement. TransFirst previously operated as a privately held company, under the ownership of Vista Equity Partners. The results of the newly acquired business are being reported by TSYS as part of the Merchant Solutions segment. The Company funded the cash consideration and the payment of transaction related expenses through a combination of cash-on-hand and proceeds from debt financings, including proceeds drawn under the Companys 2016 Credit Agreement and the proceeds from the issuance of the 2016 Notes, which together included proceeds of approximately $2.35 billion. The goodwill amount of $1.7 billion arising from the acquisition is primarily attributable to the expansion of the Merchant Solutions Segments customer base, differentiated distribution channels and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of TSYS and TransFirst. All of the goodwill was assigned to TSYS Merchant Solutions segment. The goodwill recognized is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The following table summ