Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying values of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2016, by segment, were as follows (in millions):



	Segment
	Electrical			Power		Total
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2015	$	611.2		$	317.3	$	928.5
Current year acquisitions (Note 2 – Business Acquisitions)	47.5			16.5		64.0
Foreign currency translation and prior year acquisitions	(4.4		)	1.1		(3.3		)
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2016	$	654.3		$	334.9	$	989.2

In 2016, the Company completed the acquisitions of Lyall and EMC. The Lyall acquisition was added to the Electrical segment, while the EMC acquisition was added to the Power segment. These acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations and have resulted in the recognition of $64.0 million of goodwill. See Note 2 – Business Acquisitions for additional information.

The Company performs its goodwill impairment testing as of April 1st of each year, unless circumstances dictate the need for more frequent assessments. For the test as of April 1, 2016, the Company applied the "Step-zero" test to its Hubbell Power Systems ("HPS") reporting unit, which allows the Company to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is greater than its carrying amount. Based on the qualitative assessment, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the HPS reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value and therefore, further quantitative analysis was not required. For each of the Company's other reporting units, the Company has elected to utilize the two step goodwill impairment testing process as permitted in the accounting guidance. Step 1 compares the fair value of the Company’s reporting units to their carrying values. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, no further analysis is necessary. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, Step 2 must be completed to quantify the amount of impairment.

Goodwill impairment testing requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of reporting units including estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. The Company uses internal discounted cash flow estimates to determine fair value. These cash flow estimates are derived from historical experience and future long-term business plans and the application of appropriate discount rates. The Company uses market-based multiples of select industrial competitors to validate the reasonableness of internal discounted cash flow estimates of fair value. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company’s estimated aggregate fair value of its reporting units are reasonable when compared to the Company’s market capitalization on the valuation date.

As of April 1, 2016, the impairment testing resulted in implied fair values for each reporting unit that exceeded the reporting unit’s carrying value, including goodwill. The Company did not have any reporting units at risk of failing Step 1 of the impairment test as the excess of the implied fair value over carrying value (expressed as a percentage of carrying value) of the reporting units ranged from approximately 75% to approximately 315%. Additionally, the Company did not have any reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts.

The carrying value of other intangible assets included in Intangible assets, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows (in millions):



	June 30, 2016					December 31, 2015
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Definite-lived:
Patents, tradenames and trademarks	$	143.5	$	(41.0	)	$	133.8	$	(38.0	)
Customer/agent relationships and other	403.2		(117.1		)	331.2		(108.3		)
Total	546.7		(158.1		)	465.0		(146.3		)
Indefinite-lived:
Tradenames and other	53.7		—			53.5		—
TOTAL	$	600.4	$	(158.1	)	$	518.5	$	(146.3	)

Amortization expense associated with definite-lived intangible assets was $16.5 million and $14.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Future amortization expense associated with these intangible assets is expected to be $15.3 million for the remainder of 2016, $31.9 million in 2017, $30.4 million in 2018, $28.4 million in 2019, $27.3 million in 2020, and $26.5 million in 2021.

- 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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