Goodwill And Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350 addresses financial accounting and reporting for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. Under the provisions of ASC Topic 350, goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are no longer amortized but instead tested for impairment at least annually.

The Partnership’s goodwill balance was reduced to zero as a result of the disposal of the Partnership’s Triad operations that were sold during the third quarter of 2012, as described in Note 5.

Intangible assets as of March 31, 2013 consisted of the following:


	Gross		Net
	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying
Intangible Asset	Amount	Amortization	Amount
	(in thousands)
Patent	$ 728	$ 175	$ 553
Developed Technology	78	19	59
Trade Name	184	17	167
Customer List	470	42	428
Total	$ 1,460	$ 253	$ 1,207

Intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:


	Gross		Net
	Carrying	Accumulated	Carrying
Intangible Asset	Amount	Amortization	Amount
	(in thousands)
Patent	$ 728	$ 164	$ 564
Developed Technology	78	18	60
Trade Name	184	14	170
Customer List	470	36	434
Total	$ 1,460	$ 232	$ 1,228

The Partnership considers the patent and developed technology intangible assets to have a useful life of 17 years and the trade name and customer list intangible assets to have a useful life of 20 years. All of the intangible assets are amortized over their useful life on a straight line basis.

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is included in the depreciation, depletion and amortization table included in Note 5. The future total amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years related to intangible assets that are currently recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position is estimated to be as follows at March 31, 2013:


		Developed		Customer
	Patent	Technology	Trade Name	List	Total
	(in thousands)
2013 (from Apr 1 to Dec 31)	$ 32	$ 3	$ 7	$ 18	$ 60
2014	43	5	9	23	80
2015	43	5	9	23	80
2016	43	5	9	23	80
2017	43	5	9	23	80

- 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.

+ References+ Details