GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

7.	GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

As a result of our 2013 merger with BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“BioSante”), we recorded goodwill of $1.8 million in our one reporting unit. We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill as of October 31^st of each year, and whenever events occur or circumstances change that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of our reporting unit below its carrying value. There have been no events or changes in circumstances that would have reduced the fair value of our reporting unit below its carrying value during the three months ended March 31, 2018. No impairment losses were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2018 or 2017.

Definite-lived Intangible Assets

Acquisition of New Drug Applications and Product Rights

In December 2017, we entered into an agreement with AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca UK Limited to purchase the right, title, and interest in the NDAs and the U.S. rights to market Atacand, Atacand HCT, Arimidex, and Casodex, for $46.5 million in cash. We also entered into a license agreement for use of these trademarks in the U.S. We made the $46.5 million cash payment with funds from our Term Loan (Note 3). We also capitalized $0.2 million of costs directly related to the asset purchase. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $46.7 million product rights assets are being amortized in full over their estimated useful lives of 10 years. Please see Note 11 for further details regarding the transaction.

In February 2017, we entered into an agreement with Cranford Pharmaceuticals, LLC to purchase a distribution license, trademark, and certain finished goods inventory for Inderal XL for $20.2 million in cash. We made the $20.2 million cash payment using cash on hand. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. We also capitalized $40 thousand of costs directly related to the transaction. The $15.1 million product rights intangible asset acquired in the asset purchase is being amortized in full over its estimated useful life of 10 years. Please see Note 11 for further details regarding the transaction.

In February 2017, we entered into an agreement with Holmdel Pharmaceuticals, LP to purchase the NDA, trademark, and certain finished goods inventory for InnoPran XL, including a license to an Orange Book listed patent, for $30.6 million in cash. We made the $30.6 million cash payment using $30.0 million of funds from our former Line of Credit and $0.6 million of cash on hand. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. We also capitalized $0.1 million of costs directly related to the transaction. The $19.0 million product rights intangible asset acquired in the asset purchase is being amortized in full over its estimated useful life of 10 years. Please see Note 11 for further details regarding the transaction.

The components of net definite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017				Weighted Average
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Amortization Period
Acquired ANDA intangible assets	$	42,076	$	(13,642)	$	42,076	$	(12,592)	10.0 years
NDAs and product rights		230,974		(43,374)		230,974		(37,091)	10.0 years
Marketing and distribution rights		11,042		(5,605)		11,042		(5,087)	4.7 years
Non-compete agreement		624		(178)		624		(156)	7.0 years
	$	284,716	$	(62,799)	$	284,716	$	(54,926)

Definite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost, net of amortization, generally using the straight-line method over the expected useful lives of the intangible assets. In the case of the Inderal XL and InnoPran XL asset purchases, because we anticipate that the acquired assets will provide a greater economic benefit in the earlier years, we are amortizing 80% of the value of the intangible assets over the first five years of useful lives of the assets and amortizing the remaining 20% of the value of the intangible assets over the second five years of useful lives of the assets. Amortization expense was $7.9 million and $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

We test for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 and therefore no impairment loss was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2018 or 2017.

Expected future amortization expense is as follows:

(in thousands)
2018 (remainder of the year)	$	23,619
2019		31,492
2020		31,010
2021		29,564
2022		26,099
2023 and thereafter		80,133
Total	$	221,917

- 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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