Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Note 3 – Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets consist of the following at December 31:


$'s in 000's	Useful Lives		2017		2016
Amortizable Intangibles
Distribution agreement	2 years	$	3,021	$	3,021
Certification	7 years		350		350
Customer relationships	12 years		1,191		1,086
Patents and processes	10 years		1,998		1,797
Brand names	15 years		923		841
Total amortizable intangibles			7,483		7,095
Less accumulated amortization		$	(4,733)	$	(3,557)
Total net amortizable intangibles			2,750		3,538
Non-amortizable intangibles
Trademarks and other			516		516
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization		$	3,266	$	4,054

Certain intangible assets are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar; therefore, their gross and net carrying values are subject foreign currency movements. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $1,052 thousand, $1,067 thousand, and $735 thousand, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expense for each of the following years is as follows:


Years ending December 31, ($'s in 000's)
2018	$	407
2019		407
2020		407
2021		406
2022		402
Thereafter		721

The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.


($’s in 000’s)		Reporting Unit
		Domestic		International		Total
Goodwill as of January 1, 2016	$	5,221	$	359	$	5,580
Foreign currency translation		(900)		(61)		(961)
Goodwill as of December 31, 2016		4,321		298		4,619
Foreign currency translation		416		29		445
Goodwill as of December 31, 2017	$	4,737	$	327	$	5,064

- 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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