Goodwill and other intangible assets

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Note 5 — Goodwill and other intangible assets

The Company's goodwill of $8.0 million and $7.9 million at August 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, relates to the Company’s Food Ingredients reporting unit. The Company completed its evaluation of the carrying value of goodwill as of June 1, 2012 and determined there was no impairment to the recorded value of goodwill. In order to identify potential impairments, Penford compared the fair value of its Food Ingredients reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. Penford then compared the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The implied fair value of the reporting unit was determined using the discounted cash flow method, the implied market capitalization method and the guideline company method. Since there was no indication of impairment, Penford was not required to complete the second step of the process which would measure the amount of any impairment. At June 1, 2012, the fair value of the Food Ingredients reporting unit was substantially in excess of its carrying value, and there are no changes in that conclusion as of August 31, 2012.


(Dollars in thousands)
Goodwill, August 31, 2011	$	7,897
Acquisition of Carolina Starches		81

Goodwill, August 31, 2012	$	7,978

Penford’s intangible assets consist of patents, customer lists and non-compete agreements. Patents are being amortized over the weighted average remaining amortization period of four years as of August 31, 2012. There is no residual value associated with patents. The fair value of customer lists and non-compete agreements from the acquisition of Carolina Starches are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. Customer lists are amortized on a straight-line basis over two years and the non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the five-year term of the agreements. The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets are as follows (dollars in thousands):


	August 31, 2012				August 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Intangible assets:
Patents	$	1,748	$	1,500	$	1,768	$	1,436
Customer lists		190		59		—		—
Non-compete agreements		100		12		—		—

Other intangible assets	$	2,038	$	1,571	$	1,768	$	1,436

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $0.1 million in fiscal year 2012 and less than $0.1 million in each of fiscal years 2011 and 2010. The estimated aggregate annual amortization expense for patents is not significant for the next five fiscal years, 2013 through 2017.

- 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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