Intangible Assets and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Note 4 – Intangible Assets and Goodwilll

Intangible assets consist of the following at:


$'s in 000's	Useful Lives	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Amortizable intangibles
Distribution agreement	2 years	$	3,021	$	3,021
Certification	7 years		350		350
Customer relationships	12-20 years		81,443		1,191
Patents and processes	10 years		2,087		1,998
Brand names	10-15 years		10,561		923
Total amortizable intangibles			97,462		7,483
Less accumulated amortization			(5,942)		(4,733)
Total net amortizable intangibles			91,520		2,750
Non-amortizable intangibles
Trademarks and other			516		516
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization		$	92,036	$	3,266

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 months ended March 31, 2018, and 2017, was $1,140 thousand and $260 thousand, respectively.

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


Years ending December 31, ($'s in 000's)
Remainder of 2018	$	4,044
2019		5,393
2020		5,393
2021		5,392
2022		5,388
Thereafter		65,910

The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the period from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018:


		Reporting Unit
($'s in 000's)		Products		Services		Total
Goodwill as of January 1, 2018		5,064		—		5,064
Foreign currency translation		216		—		216
Acquisition		66,109		46,000		112,109
Goodwill as of March 31, 2018	$	71,389	$	46,000	$	117,389

- 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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