2.4.0.80017 - Disclosure - 9. INTANGIBLE ASSETStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2012-10-01to2013-03-31http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001074828duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-03-31T00:00:002false falsefalseFrom2011-10-01to2012-09-30http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001074828duration2011-10-01T00:00:002012-09-30T00:00:001true 1VSUL_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractVSUL_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Notes to Financial Statements2false 2us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 8%; font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">9.</td> <td style="width: 92%; font: 10pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">INTANGIBLE ASSETS</td></tr> </table>   Intangible assets as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012 consisted of the following:    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%">Estimated</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%">March 31,</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%">September 30,</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%">Useful Lives</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%">2013</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%">2012</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="width: 49%; line-height: 115%">Customer contracts</td> <td style="width: 15%; text-align: center; line-height: 115%">5 years</td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="width: 15%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">983,645</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="width: 15%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">983,645</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%">Technology</td> <td style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%">5 years</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">712,500</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">712,500</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="line-height: 115%">Less: accumulated amortization</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">(755,649</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%">)</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">(586,034</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%">    Intangible assets, net</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">940,496</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,110,111</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> </table>   Total amortization expense was $169,615 and $143,365 for the six months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.   The fair value of the TransTech intellectual property acquired was $983,645, estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits associated with agreements with customers, or through expected continued business activities with its customers. In summary, the estimate was based on a projected income approach and related discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.   The fair value of the RATLab intellectual property associated with the assets acquired was $450,000 estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits. In summary, the estimate was based on a projected income approach and related discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.   The fair value of the Javelin intellectual property acquired was $262,500 estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits associated with the assests acquired. In summary, the estimate was based on a projected income approach and related discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.  falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00Intangible assets as of September 30, and 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following:    <table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: center">Estimated</td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">September 30,</td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">September 30,</td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center">Useful Lives</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center">2012</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center">2011</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="width: 49%">Customer contracts</td> <td style="width: 15%; text-align: center">5 years</td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"> </td> <td style="width: 1%">$</td> <td style="width: 15%; text-align: right">983,645</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"> </td> <td style="width: 1%">$</td> <td style="width: 15%; text-align: right">983,645</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td>Technology</td> <td style="text-align: center">5 years</td> <td style="text-align: right"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: right">712,500</td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"> </td> <td>$</td> <td style="text-align: right">450,000</td> <td nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">Less: accumulated amortization</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right">(586,034</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">)</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right">(290,555</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="padding-bottom: 3pt">    Intangible assets, net</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right">1,110,111</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right">1,143,090</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td></tr> </table>   Total amortization expense was $295,479 and $224,979 for the year ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.   The fair value of the TransTech intellectual property acquired was $983,645, estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits associated with agreements with customers, or through expected continued business activities with its customers. In summary, the estimate was based on a projected income approach and related discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.   The fair value of the RATLab intellectual property associated with the assets acquired was $450,000 estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits.. In summary, the estimate was based on a projected income approach and related discounted cash flows over five years, with applicable risk factors assigned to assumptions in the forecasted results.   The fair value of the Javelin intellectual property acquired was $262,500 estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach based on future economic benefits associated with the assests acquired. 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