Intangible Assets Including Goodwill

12 Months Ended

May 03, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following tables reflect intangible assets as of May 3, 2015 and April 27, 2014:



	May 3, 2015
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Purchased technology	$	103,859	$	(90,746	)	$	13,113
Purchased trade name	1,172		(1,172		)	—
Purchased customer relationships	21,344		(13,648		)	7,696
Purchased internal use software and backlog	2,816		(1,991		)	825
Purchased patents	2,620		(966		)	1,654
Total intangible assets subject to amortization	131,811		(108,523		)	23,288
In-process research and development	3,900		—			3,900
Total	$	135,711	$	(108,523	)	$	27,188



	April 27, 2014
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Purchased technology	$	102,124	$	(85,007	)	$	17,117
Purchased trade name	1,172		(1,172		)	—
Purchased customer relationships	21,344		(11,344		)	10,000
Purchased internal use software and backlog	2,816		(1,666		)	1,150
Purchased patents	2,620		(647		)	1,973
Total intangible assets subject to amortization	130,076		(99,836		)	30,240
In-process research and development	3,900		—			3,900
Total	$	133,976	$	(99,836	)	$	34,140

The amortization expense on intangible assets was $8.7 million, $7.5 million and $10.9 million for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter as of May 3, 2015 is as follows:



Year	Amount (in thousands)
2016	$	8,413
2017	6,328
2018	4,218
2019	2,729
2020	1,251
2021 and beyond	349
Total	$	23,288

The following table reflects the changes to the carrying amount of goodwill (in thousands):



Balance at April 28, 2013	$	90,986
Addition related to an acquisition	15,252
Goodwill allocated to asset disposal groups	(124		)
Balance at April 27, 2014	106,114
Addition related to an acquisition	622
Balance at May 3, 2015	$	106,736

- 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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