Intangible Assets and Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

8.	Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The components of amortizable intangible assets are as follows:


	Weighted Average Remaining Life	April 30, 2014				July 31, 2013
	in Years at April 30, 2014	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Cost		Accumulated Amortization
Dealer networks	9	$	77,600	$	24,917	$	67,000	$	19,121
Non-compete agreements	1		4,260		3,037		4,130		2,375
Trademarks	21		38,342		5,011		35,042		3,843
Design technology and other intangibles	11		22,650		5,919		21,300		4,380

Total amortizable intangible assets		$	142,852	$	38,884	$	127,472	$	29,719

Dealer networks are being amortized on an accelerated basis. Non-compete agreements, trademarks, and design technology and other intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis. The increase in amortizable intangible assets since July 31, 2013 is related to the acquisitions of Livin’ Lite and Bison, as more fully described in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Estimated annual amortization expense is as follows:


For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014	$	12,267
For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2015		12,102
For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2016		10,760
For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2017		10,134
For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2018		9,687
For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2019		9,021
For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020 and thereafter		49,163

	$	113,134

The change in carrying value in goodwill from July 31, 2013 to April 30, 2014 is as follows:


	Goodwill
Balance at July 31, 2013	$	238,103
Acquisitions of towables businesses		15,773

Balance at April 30, 2014	$	253,876

All of the goodwill resides in the towables recreational vehicle segment.

Goodwill is not subject to amortization, but instead is reviewed for impairment by applying a fair-value based test to the Company’s reporting units on an annual basis as of April 30, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The Company’s reporting units are the same as its operating segments, which are identified in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Fair values are generally determined by a discounted cash flow model. These estimates are subject to significant management judgment including the determination of many factors such as sales growth rates, gross margin patterns, cost growth rates, terminal value assumptions and discount rates and therefore largely represent Level 3 inputs as defined by ASC 820. Changes in these estimates can have a significant impact on the determination of cash flows and fair value and could potentially result in future material impairments.

Management engages an independent valuation firm to assist in its impairment assessments. The Company completed its impairment review as of April 30, 2014 and no impairment of goodwill was identified.

- 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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