Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

In accordance with ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” the Company’s goodwill and certain intangible assets are not amortized, but are subject to an annual impairment test. The following sets forth the intangible assets by major asset class:



	Useful Life (Years)	December 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
	Useful Life (Years)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
				(In thousands)							(In thousands)
Indefinite-lived:
Trade name, trademark and trade dress and other	NA	$	88,590		$	—	$	88,590	$	88,590		$	—	$	88,590
Amortizing:
Patents	2-16	31,581			31,287		294		31,581			31,022		559
Developed technology and other	1-9	7,961			7,944		17		7,961			7,921		40
Total intangible assets		$	128,132		$	39,231	$	88,901	$	128,132		$	38,943	$	89,189

Aggregate amortization expense on intangible assets was approximately $288,000, $3,198,000 and $3,979,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets at December 31, 2013 in each of the next five fiscal years and beyond is expected to be incurred as follows (in thousands):



2014	$	68
2015	51
2016	51
2017	51
2018	51
Thereafter	39
	$	311

In September 2012, in connection with the Company’s Cost Reduction Initiatives (see Note 3), the Company transitioned its integrated device business to a third-party based model. As a result, the Company performed an impairment analysis and determined that the discounted expected cash flows from the sales of uPro GPS devices were less than the carrying values of the intangible assets and goodwill associated with the uPlay, LLC acquisition, which was completed in December 2008. This analysis resulted in the recognition of impairment charges of $4,527,000 and $629,000 to write-off amortizing intangible assets and goodwill, respectively, of which $4,324,000 was recognized in cost of sales and $832,000 was recognized in operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

In 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded impairment charges of $4,572,000 and $5,413,000, respectively, related to the trade names and trademarks included in non-amortizing intangibles that were associated with the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands. These charges were recorded in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

During 2012, the Company sold certain assets related to the Top-Flite brand, including world-wide trademarks and service marks for net cash proceeds of $19,900,000, in addition to the Ben Hogan brand including trademarks, service marks and certain other intellectual property for net cash proceeds of $6,961,000. The net book value of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan assets totaled $20,244,000, which resulted in the recognition of a pre-tax net gain of $6,602,000 in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations in 2012.

In December 2011, the Company conducted an impairment test on goodwill related to its reporting unit in Australia and determined that the estimated fair value for this unit was less than the unit’s net book value including goodwill. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1,120,000 to write-off the goodwill balance related to this reporting unit which was recorded in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Goodwill at December 31, 2013 increased to $29,212,000 from $29,034,000 at December 31, 2012 due to an increase of $178,000 in foreign currency fluctuations. Gross goodwill before impairments at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $30,961,000 and $30,783,000, respectively.

- 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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