Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

11. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:


			September 30, 2011							December 31, 2010
	Useful life				Accumulated							Accumulated
	(years)		Cost		amortization			Net		Cost		amortization			Net
Acquired licenses		6	$	8,115	$	(8,115	)	$	—	$	8,115	$	(7,001	)	$	1,114
Patents and technology		10		3,900		(146	)		3,754		—		—			—
Trademarks		10		800		(30	)		770		—		—			—
Customer lists		10		2,900		(109	)		2,791		—		—			—

			$	15,715	$	(8,400	)	$	7,315	$	8,115	$	(7,001	)	$	1,114

Amortization expense was $561 and $371 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization expense was $1,399 and $1,114 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Goodwill

Goodwill allocated to the Company’s one business segment relates to the acquisition of StarTrak (See Note 3). For the three months ended September 30, 2011 there were no changes to goodwill.

Intangible Assets

The patents and the technology, trademarks and customer lists relate to the acquisition of StarTrak (See Note 3).

Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets subsequent to September 30, 2011 is as follows:


Years ending December 31,
Remainder of 2011	$	190
2012		760
2013		760
2014		760
2015		760
Thereafter		4,085

	$	7,315

- 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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