Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Identified Intangible Assets

GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and identified intangible assets consist of the following:

Goodwill



(In millions)
	Energy and Mining			Water and Wastewater		Commercial and Structural		Total
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	$	138.6		$	130.1	$	65.5	$	334.2
Foreign currency translation	(0.5		)	—		—		(0.5		)
Balance at March 31, 2014 ⁽¹⁾	$	138.1		$	130.1	$	65.5	$	333.7

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⁽¹⁾	The Company does not have any accumulated impairment charges.

Identified Intangible Assets



(In thousands)		March 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Weighted Average Useful Lives (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
License agreements	6	$	3,913	$	(3,013	)	$	900	$	3,917	$	(2,977	)	$	940
Backlog	0	4,739		(4,739		)	—		4,745		(4,745		)	—
Leases	13	2,067		(514		)	1,553		2,067		(477		)	1,590
Trademarks	16	21,476		(4,424		)	17,052		21,394		(4,167		)	17,227
Non-competes	4	1,140		(775		)	365		1,140		(753		)	387
Customer relationships	14	182,643		(30,927		)	151,716		182,703		(28,287		)	154,416
Patents and acquired technology	17	58,013		(23,109		)	34,904		57,419		(22,696		)	34,723
		$	273,991	$	(67,501	)	$	206,490	$	273,385	$	(64,102	)	$	209,283

Amortization expense was $3.5 million and $2.6 million for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Estimated amortization expense by year is as follows (in thousands):



2014	$	14,436
2015	14,627
2016	14,624
2017	14,587
2018	14,509

- 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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