Goodwill And Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes goodwill activity by reportable segment for the six months ended April 28, 2012 (in thousands):



	Data Storage Products			Ethernet Products			Global Services		Total
Balance at October 29, 2011
Goodwill	$	176,968		$	1,344,415		$	155,416	$	1,676,799
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(45,832		)	—		(45,832		)
	176,968			1,298,583			155,416		1,630,967
Tax and other adjustments during the six months ended April 28, 2012 (1)	(8		)	(5,028		)	—		(5,036		)
Balance at April 28, 2012
Goodwill	176,960			1,339,387			155,416		1,671,763
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(45,832		)	—		(45,832		)
	$	176,960		$	1,293,555		$	155,416	$	1,625,931


(1)	The goodwill adjustments during the six months ended April 28, 2012 were primarily a result of tax benefits from the exercise of stock awards of acquired companies.

The Company conducts its goodwill impairment test annually, as of the first day of the second fiscal quarter, or whenever events or changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the fair value of the reporting unit may be less than its carrying amount. For the annual goodwill impairment test, the Company uses the income approach, the market approach, or a combination thereof, to determine each reporting unit’s fair value. The income approach provides an estimate of fair value based on discounted expected future cash flows (“DCF”). The market approach provides an estimate of fair value using various prices or market multiples applied to the reporting unit’s operating results and then applying an appropriate control premium. During the fiscal year 2012 annual goodwill impairment test, the Company used a combination of approaches to estimate each reporting unit’s fair value. The Company believed that at the time of impairment testing performed in second fiscal quarter of 2012, the income approach and the market approach were equally representative of a reporting unit’s fair value.

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit or an intangible asset requires judgment and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company based its fair value estimates on assumptions it believes to be reasonable, but inherently uncertain. Estimates and assumptions with respect to the determination of the fair value of its reporting units using the income approach include, among other inputs:


•	The Company’s operating forecasts;


•	Revenue growth rates; and


•	Risk-commensurate discount rates and costs of capital.

The Company’s estimates of revenues and costs are based on historical data, various internal estimates and a variety of external sources, and are developed as part of our regular long-range planning process. The control premium used in market or combined approaches is determined by considering control premiums offered as part of the acquisitions that have occurred in the reporting units’ comparable market segments. Based on the results of the annual goodwill impairment analysis performed during the second fiscal quarter of 2012, the Company determined that no impairment needed to be recorded.

Intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimated remaining useful lives, unless the Company has determined these lives to be indefinite. The following tables present details of the Company’s intangible assets (in thousands, except for weighted-average remaining useful life):



April 28, 2012	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)
Trade name	$	10,441	$	10,430	$	11	$	0.67
Core/developed technology	337,858		270,658		67,200		1.46
Customer relationships	352,581		259,628		92,953		1.52
Total intangible assets	$	700,880	$	540,716	$	160,164	$	1.50

October 29, 2011	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)
Trade name	$	10,441	$	10,422	$	19	$	1.17
Core/developed technology	337,858		245,855		92,003		2.04
Customer relationships	352,581		229,906		122,675		2.12
Total intangible assets	$	700,880	$	486,183	$	214,697	$	2.08

The following table presents the amortization of intangible assets included on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 28, 2012		April 30, 2011		April 28, 2012		April 30, 2011
Cost of revenues	$	10,713	$	14,466	$	24,803	$	28,933
Operating expenses	14,737		15,023		29,730		31,213
Total	$	25,450	$	29,489	$	54,533	$	60,146

The following table presents the estimated future amortization of intangible assets as of April 28, 2012 (in thousands):



Fiscal Year	Estimated Future Amortization
2012 (remaining six months)	$	50,899
2013	93,109
2014	16,156
Total	$	160,164

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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