GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

9. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Total goodwill was $920,745 at December 31, 2016 and 2015. We completed our annual impairment tests as of November 30, 2016 and 2015, and determined that no adjustment for impairment of goodwill was required.

We have entered into a global licensing agreement for certain patents covering Triferic, a therapeutic drug compound to be delivered using our dialysate product lines. We received FDA approval for this product in January 2015. We have capitalized the licensing fees paid for the rights to use this patented technology as an intangible asset. We have capitalized certain patent approval costs.

During 2011, we acquired an abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA”) for a generic version of an intravenous vitamin‑D analogue, Calcitriol. Total capitalized costs related to this ANDA were approximately $695,000. These were amortized over a five year period ending December 31, 2016.


	2016		2015		2014
Capitalized Licensing Fees	$	1,070,126	$	1,070,126	$	1,070,126
Accumulated Amortization		(1,065,744)		(904,469)		(737,440)
Capitalized Licensing Fees, Net of Amortization	$	4,382	$	165,657	$	332,686
Amortization Expense	$	161,275	$	167,029	$	167,029

Our policy is to amortize licensing fees over the life of the patents pertaining to certain licensing agreements and to amortize patent costs over the life of the patent. Estimated amortization expense for amortization of capitalized patent costs in 2017 is approximately $353. In 2015, we recognized expenses related to milestone achievements of $275,000.

- 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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