Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets are presented in the table below. The increases in goodwill and certain other intangible assets were primarily related to the acquisition of Stone Partners Inc. (“Stone”), a human resources consulting firm that specializes in compensation, benefits and outsourcing services, on January 1, 2012. Stone was based in Houston with additional offices in Dallas and Austin. Stone was fully integrated into Frost Insurance Agency subsequent to acquisition. The acquisition of Stone did not significantly impact the Corporation’s financial statements.

Goodwill. Year-end goodwill was as follows:


	2012		2011

Goodwill	$	535,509	$	528,072

Other Intangible Assets. Year-end other intangible assets were as follows:


	Gross Intangible Assets		Accumulated Amortization			Net Intangible Assets
2012
Core deposits	$	34,966	$	(29,670	)	$	5,296
Customer relationships		6,839		(4,577	)		2,262
Non-compete agreements		986		(397	)		589

	$	42,791	$	(34,644	)	$	8,147

2011
Core deposits	$	34,966	$	(26,732	)	$	8,234
Customer relationships		5,975		(3,862	)		2,113
Non-compete agreements		567		(310	)		257

	$	41,508	$	(30,904	)	$	10,604

Other intangible assets are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated lives, which range from 5 to 10 years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled $3.9 million in 2012, $4.4 million in 2011, and $5.1 million in 2010. The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets remaining as of December 31, 2012 is as follows:


2013	$	3,115
2014		2,271
2015		1,489
2016		777
2017		215
Thereafter		280

	$	8,147

- 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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