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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 6 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets


Goodwill


Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired. The evaluation of goodwill is performed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, which requires an annual assessment of potential goodwill impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit can be an operating segment or a business if discrete financial information is prepared and reviewed by management. The Company has three reporting units: Research, Consulting, and Events.


The following table presents changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

 

Consulting

 

Events

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

$

366,980

 

$

99,677

 

$

41,893

 

$

508,550

 

Addition due to acquisition (1)

 

 

7,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,455

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

2,488

 

 

683

 

 

24

 

 

3,195

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Balance, September 30, 2012 (2)

 

$

376,923

 

$

100,360

 

$

41,917

 

$

519,200

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

 


 

(1)

The Company acquired Ideas International in the second quarter of 2012 and recorded $7.5 million of goodwill. All of the recorded goodwill resulting from the acquisition has been included in the Research segment. See Note 2—Acquisition above for additional information.

 

 

(2)

The Company does not have any accumulated goodwill impairment losses.


Amortizable Intangible Assets


The following tables present reconciliations of the carrying amounts of amortizable intangible assets as of the dates indicated (in thousands):


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

Trade
Name

 

Customer
Relationships

 

Content

 

Software

 

Total

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Gross cost, December 31, 2011

 

$

5,758

 

$

7,210

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,968

 

Additions due to acquisition (1)

 

 

240

 

 

3,170

 

 

3,170

 

 

1,955

 

 

8,535

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

18

 

 

207

 

 

234

 

 

134

 

 

593

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Gross cost

 

 

6,016

 

 

10,587

 

 

3,404

 

 

2,089

 

 

22,096

 

Accumulated amortization (2)

 

 

(3,210

)

 

(5,238

)

 

(284

)

 

(222

)

 

(8,954

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Balance, September 30, 2012

 

$

2,806

 

$

5,349

 

$

3,120

 

$

1,867

 

$

13,142

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

Trade
Name

 

Customer
Relationships

 

Content

 

 

Software 

 

 

 Total

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross cost, December 31, 2010

 

$

5,758

 

$

7,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $

12,968 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross cost

 

 

5,758

 

 

7,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,968 

 

Accumulated amortization (2)

 

 

(2,303

)

 

(3,605

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,908 

 )

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

$

3,455

 

$

3,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $

7,060

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

(1)

The Company acquired Ideas International in the second quarter of 2012 and recorded a total of $8.5 million of amortizable intangible assets. See Note 2—Acquisition above for additional information.

 

 

(2)

Intangible assets are being amortized against earnings over the following periods: Trade name—2 to 5 years; Customer relationships—4 years; Content—4 years; Software—3 years.


Aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets was $1.4 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.0 million and $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


The estimated future amortization expense by year from amortizable intangibles is as follows (in thousands):


 

 

 

 

 

2012 (remaining three months)

 

$

1,370

 

2013

 

 

5,475

 

2014

 

 

3,600

 

2015

 

 

1,995

 

2016

 

 

702

 

 

 



 

 

 

$

13,142