Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA

A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including FGL’s deferred acquisition costs ("DAC") and value of business acquired ("VOBA") balances, are as follows:



				Intangible Assets
	Goodwill			Indefinite Lived			Definite Lived			VOBA			DAC			Total
Balance at Balance at September 30, 2012	$	694.2		$	841.1		$	873.9		$	104.3		$	169.2		$	1,988.5
Acquisitions (Note 3)	748.0			330.0			172.8			—			—			502.8
Deferrals	—			—			—			—			71.5			71.5
Less: Components of amortization -
Periodic amortization	—			—			(37.2		)	(108.2		)	(32.2		)	(177.6		)
Interest	—			—			—			10.6			5.3			15.9
Unlocking	—			—			—			21.9			4.2			26.1
Reclassifications	—			—			—			—			—			—
Adjustment for unrealized investment (gains), net	—			—			—			61.8			(11.6		)	50.2
Effect of translation	(8.2		)	(6.5		)	(3.4		)	—			—			(9.9		)
Balance at Balance at March 31, 2013	$	1,434.0		$	1,164.6		$	1,006.1		$	90.4		$	206.4		$	2,467.5

Intangible assets are recorded at cost or at fair value if acquired in a purchase business combination. Definite lived intangible assets include customer relationships, proprietary technology intangibles and certain trade names that are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of ranging from one to twenty years.

Goodwill and indefinite lived trade name intangibles are not amortized and are tested for impairment at least annually at the Company's August financial period end, or more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment loss may have been incurred between annual impairment tests.

Amortization of DAC and VOBA is based on the amount of gross margins or profits recognized, including investment gains and losses. The adjustment for unrealized net investment gains represents the amount of DAC and VOBA that would have been amortized if such unrealized gains and losses had been recognized. This is referred to as the "shadow adjustments" as the additional amortization is reflected in other comprehensive income rather than the statement of operations. As of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, the VOBA balance included cumulative adjustments for net unrealized investment gains of $277.6 and $339.4, respectively, and the DAC balances included cumulative adjustments for net unrealized investment gains of $62.3 and $50.7, respectively. Amortization of VOBA and DAC for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 was $16.8 and $41.0, and $12.1 and $2.0 respectively. Amortization of VOBA and DAC for the six months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 was $75.7 and $77.5, and $22.7 and $7.6, respectively.

The above DAC balances include $13.3 and $9.1 of deferred sales inducements ("DSI"), net of shadow adjustments, as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:



	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Amortizable Life
Customer relationships	$	864.6	$	136.5	$	728.1	$	796.2	$	113.0	$	683.2	15 to 20 years
Trade names	170.5		36.9		133.6		150.8		28.3		122.5		1 to 12 years
Technology assets	174.7		30.3		144.4		91.0		22.8		68.2		4 to 17 years
	$	1,209.8	$	203.7	$	1,006.1	$	1,038.0	$	164.1	$	873.9

Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:



	Three months ended				Six months ended
	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012		March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Customer relationships	$	11.3	$	10.3	$	21.7	$	19.9
Trade names	4.3		3.1		7.9		6.2
Technology assets	4.5		2.4		7.6		4.3
	$	20.1	$	15.8	$	37.2	$	30.4

The Company estimates annual amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets for the next five fiscal years will approximate $78.5 per year.

The weighted average amortization period for VOBA and DAC are approximately 5.2 and 6.1 years, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for VOBA and DAC in future fiscal periods is as follows:



	Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year	VOBA		DAC
2013	$	20.6	$	6.5
2014	49.7		17.7
2015	45.6		18.6
2016	41.7		17.9
2017	35.1		16.9
Thereafter	175.3		191.1

- 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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