Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Note 13. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

A summary of the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each segment as well as the changes in such amounts are as follows:


	SGK Brand Solutions			Memorialization			Industrial			Consolidated

Goodwill	$	466,647		$	346,946		$	52,887		$	866,480
Accumulated impairment losses		(5,752	)		(5,000	)		-			(10,752	)
Balance at September 30, 2015		460,895			341,946			52,887			855,728

Additions during period		-			-			-			-
Translation and other adjustments		(4,995	)		904			(163	)		(4,254	)
Goodwill		461,652			347,850			52,724			862,226
Accumulated impairment losses		(5,752	)		(5,000	)		-			(10,752	)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	455,900		$	342,850		$	52,724		$	851,474

The Company performed its annual impairment review in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 and has determined that estimated fair value for all reporting units exceeded carrying value, therefore no adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill were necessary.

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

	Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Net
December 31, 2015:
Trade names	$	168,467	$	-	*	$	168,467
Trade names		1,781		(1,707	)		74
Customer relationships		285,909		(46,667	)		239,242
Copyrights/patents/other		11,315		(10,356	)		959
	$	467,472	$	(58,730	)	$	408,742

September 30, 2015:
Trade names	$	168,467	$	-	*	$	168,467
Trade names		1,815		(1,718	)		97
Customer relationships		296,689		(51,393	)		245,296
Copyrights/patents/other		11,389		(10,249	)		1,140
	$	478,360	$	(63,360	)	$	415,000
* Not subject to amortization

The net change in intangible assets during the three months ended December 31, 2015 included the impact of foreign currency fluctuations during the period and additional amortization.

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $5,216 and $4,650 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Amortization expense is estimated to be $16,081 for the rest of 2016, $20,315 in 2017, $19,020 in 2018, $17,985 in 2019 and $16,866 in 2020.

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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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