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Business Combination
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Mar. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination
Note 16 – Business Combination
Careem
On March 26, 2019, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Careem. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem.
On January 2, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Careem. Dubai-based Careem was founded in 2012, and provides primarily ridesharing and to a lesser extent meal delivery, and payments services to millions of users in cities across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination and advances the Company’s strategy of having a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world in which the Company operates and effect cost and technology synergies for the rest of Uber rides business. As of March 31, 2020, ownership of Careem’s operations in Pakistan, Qatar, and Morocco had not yet been transferred to the Company; however the results of operations and net assets were fully consolidated by the Company as variable interest entities. Refer to Note 14 – Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) for further information.
The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Careem was approximately $3.0 billion, which consisted of the following (in millions):
 
 
Fair Value
Cash paid on January 2, 2020
 
$
1,325

Non-interest bearing unsecured convertible notes
 
1,634

Transaction costs paid on January 2, 2020 on behalf of Careem
 
34

Contingent cash consideration
 
14

Stock-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination services
 
6

Total consideration
 
$
3,013


The fair value of the non-interest bearing unsecured convertible notes (the “Careem Notes”) was determined as a sum of the discounted cash flow (“DCF”) method (for the present value of the principal amount of the Careem Notes) and the Black-Scholes option pricing model (to value the conversion option). The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement include discount rates of 5.14% to 5.19% for the principal amount of the Careem Notes and for the conversion option an expected volatility of 42.1% to 44.1%, interest rates of 1.53% to 1.57%, and dividend yield of 0%. The Company will issue the Careem Notes in different tranches with $880 million of the principal amount of the Careem Notes issued as of January 2, 2020 and settled in cash on April 1, 2020. The remaining amount of the Careem Notes is recognized as a commitment to issue unsecured convertible notes at fair value in accrued and other current liabilities of $458 million and in other long-term liabilities of $296 million as of January 2, 2020. Each tranche of the Careem Notes is due and payable 90 days once issued. The holders of the Careem Notes may elect to convert the full outstanding principal balance to Class A common stock at a conversion price of $55 per share of the Company at any time prior to maturity. The discount from the Careem Notes face value to fair value will be accreted through the respective repayment dates as interest expense. The amount of accretion for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was not material.
The following table summarizes the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
 
 
Fair Value
Current assets
 
$
45

Goodwill
 
2,515

Intangible assets
 
540

Other long-term assets
 
81

Total assets acquired
 
3,181

Current liabilities
 
(56
)
Deferred tax liability
 
(44
)
Other long-term liabilities
 
(68
)
Total liabilities assumed
 
(168
)
Total
 
$
3,013


The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill which is not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce of Careem and anticipated operational synergies. Goodwill was assigned to the Company’s Rides segment as the Company expects to generate cost and technology synergies and share interchangeable resources within the segment. The fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions at the time of acquisition.
The purchase price allocation as of the date of the acquisition was based on a preliminary valuation and is subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information about the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed becomes available.

The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in millions, except years):
 
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life - Years
Rider relationships
 
$
270

 
15
Captains network
 
40

 
1
Developed technology
 
110

 
4
Trade names
 
120

 
10
Total
 
$
540

 
 


Rider relationships represent the fair value of the underlying relationships with Careem riders. Captains network represents the fair value of the underlying network with Careem drivers (called “Captains”). Developed technology represents the fair value of Careem’s technology. Trade names relate to the “Careem” trade name, trademarks, and domain names. The overall weighted average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired is ten years.
The estimated fair value of the intangible assets acquired was determined by the Company’s management, which considered, among other factors, a valuation report prepared by an independent third-party valuation firm. The Company used a multi-period excess earnings method to estimate the fair value of the rider relationships. The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of rider relationships is the riders attrition rate. The Company used the replacement cost method to estimate the fair value of the Captains network and the relief from royalty method to estimate the fair values of developed technology and trade names.
Tangible net assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts as of the acquisition date, as the Company believes that these amounts approximate their current fair values. The Company believes the amounts of purchased intangible assets recorded above represent the fair values of, and approximate the amounts a market participant would pay for, these intangible assets as of January 2, 2020.
The Asset Purchase Agreement provides for specific indemnities to the Company in relation to value added tax obligations and other tax reserves of certain jurisdictions which reflect potential tax liabilities. The Company recognized $65 million of indemnification assets on the same basis as the tax reserves at January 2, 2020, which is recorded as other assets and other liabilities as of March 31, 2020. Settlements of these tax reserves, if any, will be funded by the indemnification asset.
Results of acquired operations were included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition, January 2, 2020. For the period from January 2, 2020 through March 31, 2020, the acquired operations contributed pre-tax losses of $81 million. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were not material.
Pro forma results of operations for Careem have not been presented as the effect of this acquisition was not material to the Company’s financial results.