Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the carrying value of goodwill by business segment at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

	Technical Products									Fine Paper and Packaging		Other
	Gross Amount			Accumulated Impairment Losses						Fine Paper and Packaging		Gross Amount
	Gross Amount			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Net			Gross Amount		Gross Amount		Net
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	98.9		$	(57.0	)	$	41.9		$	—	$	—	$	41.9
Goodwill acquired in acquisition of the technical materials business		13.5			—			13.5			—		—		13.5
Foreign currency translation		(11.6	)		6.7			(4.9	)		—		—		(4.9	)

Balance at December 31, 2014 (1)		100.8			(50.3	)		50.5			—		—		50.5
Goodwill acquired in the Fibermark Acquisition		18.9			—			18.9			6.2		0.4		25.5
Foreign currency translation		(9.0	)		5.2			(3.8	)		—		—		(3.8	)

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	110.7		$	(45.1	)	$	65.6		$	6.2	$	0.4	$	72.2


(1)	As of December 31, 2014, $1.0 million of goodwill allocated to the Lahnstein Mill was classified as Assets Held for Sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Impairment

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there was no impairment in the carrying value of goodwill.

Other Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had net identifiable intangible assets of $79.1 million. All such intangible assets were acquired in the acquisitions of Neenah Germany, Fox River, FiberMark and the technical materials business; and the acquisition of the Wausau and Southworth brands. The following table details amounts related to those assets.

	December 31, 2015					December 31, 2014 (1)
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortizable intangible assets
Customer based intangibles	$	35.5	$	(9.2	)	$	22.7	$	(8.1	)
Trade names and trademarks		4.4		(1.8	)		1.5		(1.3	)
Acquired technology		16.0		(1.4	)		7.5		(1.0	)

Total amortizable intangible assets		55.9		(12.4	)		31.7		(10.4	)
Trade names		35.6					35.3

Total	$	91.5	$	(12.4	)	$	67.0	$	(10.4	)


(1)	As of December 31, 2014, $2.3 million of intangible assets allocated to the Lahnstein Mill were classified as Assets Held for Sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The following table presents intangible assets acquired in conjunction with the FiberMark acquisition:

	Intangibles		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Intangible assets — definite lived
Trade names and trademarks	$	2.3		15
Customer based intangibles		14.1		15
Acquired technology		8.7		13

Total		25.1
Non-amortizable trade names		1.8

Total intangible assets	$	26.9

As of December 31, 2015, $49.8 million, $28.3 million and $1.0 million of such intangible assets are reported within the Technical Products, Fine Paper and Packaging and Other segments, respectively. See Note 13, "Business Segment and Geographic Information." Aggregate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $2.9 million, $2.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively and was reported in Cost of Products Sold on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Estimated amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 is $3.9 million, $3.6 million, $3.6 million, $3.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

- 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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