page 45 of 100 ball corporation and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements 3 . acquisitions latapack-ball embalagens ltda . ( latapack-ball ) in august 2010 , the company paid $ 46.2 million to acquire an additional 10.1 percent economic interest in its brazilian beverage packaging joint venture , latapack-ball , through a transaction with the joint venture partner , latapack s.a . this transaction increased the company 2019s overall economic interest in the joint venture to 60.1 percent and expands and strengthens ball 2019s presence in the growing brazilian market . as a result of the transaction , latapack-ball became a variable interest entity ( vie ) under consolidation accounting guidelines with ball being identified as the primary beneficiary of the vie and consolidating the joint venture . latapack-ball operates metal beverage packaging manufacturing plants in tres rios , jacarei and salvador , brazil and has been included in the metal beverage packaging , americas and asia , reporting segment . in connection with the acquisition , the company recorded a gain of $ 81.8 million on its previously held equity investment in latapack-ball as a result of required purchase accounting . the following table summarizes the final fair values of the latapack-ball assets acquired , liabilities assumed and non- controlling interest recognized , as well as the related investment in latapack s.a. , as of the acquisition date . the valuation was based on market and income approaches. .
what percentage of net assets acquired was property plant and equipment?
noncontrolling interests $ ( 132.9 ) the customer relationships were identified as an intangible asset by the company and assigned an estimated life of 13.4 years . the intangible asset is being amortized on a straight-line basis . neuman aluminum ( neuman ) in july 2010 , the company acquired neuman for approximately $ 62 million in cash . neuman had sales of approximately $ 128 million in 2009 ( unaudited ) and is the leading north american manufacturer of aluminum slugs used to make extruded aerosol cans , beverage bottles , aluminum collapsible tubes and technical impact extrusions . neuman operates two plants , one in the united states and one in canada , which employ approximately 180 people . the acquisition of neuman is not material to the metal food and household products packaging , americas , segment , in which its results of operations have been included since the acquisition date . guangdong jianlibao group co. , ltd ( jianlibao ) in june 2010 , the company acquired jianlibao 2019s 65 percent interest in a joint venture metal beverage can and end plant in sanshui ( foshan ) , prc . ball has owned 35 percent of the joint venture plant since 1992 . ball acquired the 65 percent interest for $ 86.9 million in cash ( net of cash acquired ) and assumed debt , and also entered into a long-term supply agreement with jianlibao and one of its affiliates . the company recorded equity earnings of $ 24.1 million , which was composed of equity earnings and a gain realized on the fair value of ball 2019s previous 35 percent equity investment as a result of required purchase accounting . the purchase accounting was completed during the third quarter of 2010 . the acquisition of the remaining interest is not material to the metal beverage packaging , americas and asia , segment. .