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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

A summary of changes in the Company’s goodwill is as follows:

 

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2015     2014  
                 
Balance at beginning of year   $ -     $ -  
Impairment     -       -  
Balance at end of year   $ -     $ -  

 

In the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $36.9 million, which represented the entire amount of goodwill carried on the Company’s balance sheet. The Company determined that its goodwill was impaired largely due to lower revenue and profitability associated with the Company’s long term financial forecasts. The Company measured the amount of impairment by calculating the amount by which the carrying value exceeded the estimated fair value which was based on projected discounted cash flows (level 3).

 

The fair value measurements were calculated using unobservable inputs, using a weighted average of the discounted cash flow approach and two market approach analyses. The amount and timing of future free cash flows was based on current operational budgets and long range strategic plans. The Company uses the assistance of third party specialists to develop valuation assumptions. The Company’s operating losses in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 and the Forbearance Agreement existing at that time were considered in the cash flow analysis.