NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS Since 2017, the Company has been undergoing a strategic business transformation to pivot into an integrated business-to-business (B2B) distribution platform, with the objective of expanding its product offerings to include value-added services and capture greater market share. As part of this transformation, the Company acquired two businesses during the first quarter of 2019. These two acquisitions consist of small independent regional office supply distribution businesses that continue to expand the Companys reach and distribution network into geographic areas that were previously underserved. The aggregate total purchase consideration, including contingent consideration, for the acquisitions completed in the first quarter of 2019 was approximately $7 million, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. The aggregate purchase price was primarily funded with cash on hand, with the remainder consisting of contingent consideration, estimated to be less than $1 million, to be paid in the first quarter of 2020. The acquisitions were treated as purchases in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (ASC 805) which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction including goodwill and other intangible assets. The Company has performed a preliminary purchase price allocation of the aggregate purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in the transactions, including $1 million of customer relationship intangible assets and $5 million of goodwill. The remaining aggregate purchase price was primarily allocated to working capital accounts. These assets and liabilities are included in the balance sheet as of March 30, 2019. As additional information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the dates of acquisition), the Company will refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the purchase price. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration may result in additional transaction related expenses. The operating results of the office supply distribution businesses are combined with the Companys operating results subsequent to their purchase dates, and are included in the Business Solutions Division. Certain disclosures set forth under ASC 805, including supplemental pro forma financial information, are not disclosed because the operating results of the acquired businesses, individually and in the aggregate, are not material to the Company. During 2018, the Company recognized a contingent consideration liability of $25 million in connection with the acquisition of an enterprise IT solutions integrator and managed services provider. In the first quarter of 2019, the Company paid $23 million of the contingent consideration liability, of which $12 million was treated as a financing cash outflow because it related to the acquisition-date accrual, and $11 million was presented as a cash outflow from operating activities as it was accrued subsequent to the acquisition date based on new information obtained on the financial performance of the acquired entity. The remaining $2 million of this contingent consideration liability will be paid in the fourth quarter of 2019 and will be treated as a cash outflow from operating activities. Based on new information received, the preliminary purchase price allocations of the companies acquired in 2018 have been adjusted during the respective measurement periods. These adjustments were insignificant individually and in the aggregate to the Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Under the guidance on accounting for business combinations, merger and integration costs are not included as components of consideration transferred, instead, they are accounted for as expenses in the period in which the costs are incurred. Transaction-related expenses are included in the Merger and restructuring expense, net line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer to Note 3 for additional information about the merger and restructuring expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2019.