Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill decreased to $818.0 at September 30, 2011 from $820.5 at December 31, 2010. The decrease was largely the result of the $2.2 reduction to goodwill from the sale of the Finance and Accounting outsourcing line of business. Intangible assets (including software and customer relationships) decreased to $56.7 at September 30, 2011 from $69.1 at December 31, 2010, principally due to amortization. As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s total identifiable intangible assets, acquired primarily through business combinations, consisted of the following:



	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Software (classified with Property, Plant & Equipment)	$	88.7	$	(64.5	)	$	24.2
Trademarks	12.0		(9.7		)	2.3
Customer relationships and other intangibles	152.7		(122.5		)	30.2
Total	$	253.4	$	(196.7	)	$	56.7

The intangible assets are being amortized using the following amortizable lives: five to eight years for software, four years for trademarks and seven to twelve years for customer relationships and other intangibles. The remaining weighted average depreciation period for software is 4.3 years. The remaining weighted average amortization period for trademarks, customer relationships and other intangibles is 5.8 years. Amortization of software is included within depreciation expense as the underlying assets are classified within property, plant and equipment.

Trademarks, customer relationships, and other intangibles amortization expense was $7.2 and $7.6 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is estimated to be approximately $9.6 for the year ended December 31, 2011. The related estimated expense for the five subsequent years ended December 31 is as follows:




2012	$	9
2013	7
2014	3
2015	3
2016	2
Thereafter	6

- 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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