Goodwill & Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

(3) Goodwill & Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable business segment for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

				Professional						Performance
	Learning			& Technical						Readiness
	Solutions			Services			Sandy			Solutions		Energy		Total
Net book value at January 1, 2011
Goodwill	$	41,115		$	33,620		$	5,508		$	—	$	8,170	$	88,413
Accumulated impairment losses		(2,079	)		(7,830	)		(5,508	)		—		—		(15,417	)
Total		39,036			25,790			—			—		8,170		72,996
2011 Activity:
Acquisitions		6,440			3,823			653			9,795		—		20,711
Foreign currency translation		(322	)		45			—			—		—		(277	)
Other		(84	)		(8	)		—			—		—		(92	)
Net book value at December 31, 2011
Goodwill		47,149			37,480			6,161			9,795		8,170		108,755
Accumulated impairment losses		(2,079	)		(7,830	)		(5,508	)		—		—		(15,417	)
Total		45,070			29,650			653			9,795		8,170		93,338
2012 Activity:
Acquisitions		8,226			—			—			—		340		8,566
Foreign currency translation		903			10			—			—		12		925
Other		—			(8	)		—			—		—		(8	)
Net book value at December 31, 2012
Goodwill		56,278			37,482			6,161			9,795		8,522		118,238
Accumulated impairment losses		(2,079	)		(7,830	)		(5,508	)		—		—		(15,417	)
Total	$	54,199		$	29,652		$	653		$	9,795	$	8,522	$	102,821

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Intangible assets with finite lives are subject to amortization over their estimated useful lives. The primary assets included in this category and their respective balances were as follows (in thousands):

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount
December 31, 2012
Customer relationships	$	22,193	$	(9,064	)	$	13,129
Tradenames		982		(700	)		282
Intellectual property and other		3,686		(1,225	)		2,461
	$	26,861	$	(10,989	)	$	15,872
December 31, 2011
Customer relationships	$	20,286	$	(6,361	)	$	13,925
Tradenames		791		(280	)		511
Contract backlog		374		(367	)		7
Intellectual property and other		1,844		(1,165	)		679
	$	23,295	$	(8,173	)	$	15,122

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $4,598,000, $3,418,000 and $2,256,000, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets included in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year ending:
2013	$	4,866
2014		4,440
2015		3,045
2016		2,051
2017		988
Thereafter		482
Total	$	15,872

As of December 31, 2012, our intangible assets with definite lives had a weighted average remaining useful life of 3.9 years. We have no amortizable intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.