GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

The Corporation completed its annual impairment testing of goodwill during the fourth quarter of 2014 and 2013. Management does not believe any amount of goodwill is impaired.

In July of 2013 First Financial Bank acquired branch locations from Bank of America. The intangible assets purchased included core deposit intangible of $2.2 million. Goodwill of $1.9 million was recorded with the purchase.

Intangible assets subject to amortization at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:



	2014				2013
	Gross		Accumulated		Gross		Accumulated
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
Customer list intangible	$	4,669	$	4,227	$	4,669	$	4,120
Core deposit intangible	10,836		7,377		10,836		6,450
	$	15,505	$	11,604	$	15,505	$	10,570

Aggregate amortization expense was $1.03 million, $1.20 million and $1.36 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:



	In thousands
2015	$	820
2016	679
2017	550
2018	505
2019	421

- 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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