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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table reflects the changes in carrying amounts of goodwill by segment (there is no goodwill associated with the Harsco Industrial Segment) for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

Goodwill by Segment

(In thousands)	Harsco Metals & Minerals Segment			Harsco Infrastructure Segment			Harsco Rail Segment		Consolidated Totals

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	423,943		$	266,119		$	8,979	$	699,041

Goodwill acquired during year(a)		—			11,419			—		11,419
Changes to goodwill(b)		—			(5,608	)		320		(5,288	)
Foreign currency translation		(5,667	)		(8,718	)		—		(14,385	)

Balance at December 31, 2010		418,276			263,212			9,299		690,787

Goodwill acquired during year		—			—			—		—
Changes to goodwill		—			(115	)		11		(104	)
Foreign currency translation		(6,400	)		(3,382	)		—		(9,782	)

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	411,876		$	259,715		$	9,310	$	680,901

(a): Relates principally to the acquisition of Bell, see Note 3, Acquisitions and Dispositions.
(b): Relates principally to opening balance sheet adjustments and allocation of goodwill to two lines of business in the Harsco Infrastructure Segment that were transferred to assets held-for-sale, see Note 3, Acquisitions and Dispositions.

Intangible assets totaled $93.5 million, net of accumulated amortization of $157.1 million at December 31, 2011 and $121.0 million, net of accumulated amortization of $128.8 million at December 31, 2010. The following table reflects these intangible assets by major category:

Intangible Assets

	December 31, 2011				December 31, 2010

(In thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer related	$	183,576	$	119,708	$	184,864	$	98,104
Non-compete agreements		1,353		1,301		1,386		1,317
Patents		6,884		5,145		6,976		4,868
Technology related		29,497		14,614		29,821		11,863
Trade names		18,538		8,379		18,635		5,188
Other		10,749		7,949		8,095		7,478

Total	$	250,597	$	157,096	$	249,777	$	128,818

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $31.5 million, $33.0 million and $26.4 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The following table shows the estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years based on current intangible assets.

(In thousands)		2012			2013			2014			2015			2016

Estimated amortization expense(a)		$	17,500		$	15,750		$	13,500		$	8,750		$	7,500

(a): These estimated amortization expense amounts do not reflect the potential effect of future foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

- 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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