GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSET IMPAIRMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSET IMPAIRMENTNo impairment charges were recognized during the first six months of 2023.

During the first quarter of 2022, in connection with an assessment of potential impairment of long-lived and indefinite lived intangible assets stemming from the compounding impacts resulting from the Russia/Ukraine military conflict and related sanctions, we recorded a $117.3 million non-cash asset impairment charge related to Composite Fibers' Dresden facility and an impairment of Composite Fibers' goodwill. Dresden is a single-line facility that produces wallcover base paper, the majority of which is sold into the Russian and Ukrainian markets. As a direct result of the economic impacts from the conflict, and the disruptions in the underlying financial systems and restrictions on our ability to export wallcover base paper to Russia due to related sanctions, management expected a significant reduction in wallcover revenues and associated cash flows for the foreseeable future. In addition, the conflict also impacted other Composite Fibers products that are also subject to export sanctions into this region, and continued to significantly impact energy prices. Accordingly, a charge was recorded to reduce the carrying value of the Dresden fixed assets and intangible assets (technological know-how, customer relationships, and an indefinite-lived trade name), along with Composite Fibers’ goodwill to fair value.

The following table summarizes the impairment charges recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income under the caption “Goodwill and other asset impairment charges:”


In thousands	2023		2022
Plant, property and equipment	$	—	$	27,619
Technological know-how	—		18,443
Customer relationships	—		11,695
Tradename	—		3,530
Goodwill	—		56,062
Total	$	—	$	117,349

The fair value of the underlying assets was estimated using discounted cash flow models, independent appraisals and similar methods, all of which are Level 3 fair value classification.