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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangibles

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure Text Block

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill are as follows:

Goodwill as of September 30, 2010		$	47,330
	Acquisition activity		1,823
	Foreign currency adjustments		126
Goodwill as of June 30, 2011		$	49,279

Balances of intangibles are as follows:

		June 30,		September 30,
	Useful Lives	2011		2010
Amortizing:
Customer relationships	9-20 years	$	25,378	$	25,027
Covenants not to compete	1-5 years		814		811
Other	3-7 years		461		458
			26,653		26,296
Accumulated amortization			(4,640)		(3,361)
			22,013		22,935
Non-Amortizing:
Trade names and patents			3,794		3,775
		$	25,807	$	26,710

Amortization expense was $459 and $395 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization expense was $1,276 and $909 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Estimated future annual amortization expense related to intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 follows:

	Amount
Remainder of 2011	$	371
2012		1,623
2013		1,538
2014		1,532
2015		1,379
Thereafter		15,570
	$	22,013

- Definition

Discloses 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 or 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. This element may be used as a single block of text to include the entire intangible asset disclosure including data and tables.

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