Goodwill & Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill & Intangible Assets [Abstract]

4. GOODWILL & INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table summarizes the goodwill and identifiable intangible assets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:


	June 30, 2013								December 31, 2012
($ thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Capitalized software	$	99,339	⁽¹⁾	$	(41,774)	⁽²⁾	$	57,565	$	87,426	⁽¹⁾	$	(33,933)	⁽²⁾	$	53,493
Customer relationships		6,858			(6,193)			665		7,145			(6,222)			923
Patents, copyrights, and trademarks		6,428			(3,852)			2,576		6,161			(3,522)			2,639
Core technology		4,622			(4,622)			-		4,856			(4,856)			-
Other		1,485			(1,002)			483		670			(636)			34
Total finite lived intangible assets		118,732			(57,443)			61,289		106,258			(49,169)			57,089
Indefinite lived intangible assets		102			-			102		113			-			113
Goodwill		2,691			-			2,691		2,729			-			2,729
Intangible assets	$	121,525		$	(57,443)		$	64,082	$	109,100		$	(49,169)		$	59,931

⁽¹⁾ Includes $4.1 million of software held under a capital lease classified as capitalized software as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

⁽²⁾ Includes $1.6 million and $1.3 million of accumulated amortization of software held under a capital lease as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, which is amortized using the straight-line method over the useful life.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, amortization expense recorded for intangible assets with finite lives was $4.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of which $1.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, was recorded in ‘Cost of sales’, with the remaining amounts recorded in ‘Selling, general and administrative expenses’ in the condensed consolidated statements of income. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, amortization expense recorded for intangible assets with finite lives was $8.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of which $3.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, was recorded in ‘Cost of sales’, with the remaining amounts recorded in ‘Selling, general and administrative expenses’ in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes estimated future annual amortization of intangible assets as of June 30, 2013:


	Amortization
Fiscal years ending December 31,	($ thousands)
Remainder of 2013	$	10,995
2014		11,243
2015		11,130
2016		11,091
2017		10,895
Thereafter		5,935
Total	$	61,289

- 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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