In the majority of cases, direct evidence based on market activity in the outstanding subsidiary
shares (not owned by the parent) will provide the best measure of acquisition-date
fair value for the noncontrolling interest. For example, assume that Parker Corporation
wished to acquire 9,000 of the 10,000 outstanding equity shares of Strong Company and
projected substantial synergies from the proposed acquisition. Parker estimated that a
100 percent acquisition was not needed to extract these synergies. Also, Parker projected
that financing more than a 90 percent acquisition would be too costly