Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Note H Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill was a result of the Company's October 1, 2014 acquisition of The BANKshares, a whole bank acquisition, and totaled $25,309,000 at year end December 31, 2014.

Acquired intangible assets consist of core deposit intangibles ("CDI") and which are intangible assets arising from the purchase of deposits separately or from the acquistion of BANKshares. The change in balance for CDI is as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Beginning of year	$	718	$	1,501	$	2,289
Acquired CDI		7,769		0		0
Amortization expense		(1,033)		(783)		(788)
End of year	$	7,454	$	718	$	1,501

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company's intangible asset subject to amortization at December 31 is presented below.

	2014				2013
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(In thousands)
Deposit base	$	17,263	$	(9,809)	$	9,494	$	(8,776)
	$	17,263	$	(9,809)	$	9,494	$	(8,776)

The annual amortization expense for the deposit base intangible determined using the straight line method in each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2014 is $1,260,000.

- 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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