Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Note 4 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill allocated to the Company’s reportable segments was as follows:

(in thousands)		Americas		Asia		Total
Goodwill as of December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2017	$	153,514	$	38,102	$	191,616

Other assets consist primarily of acquired identifiable intangible assets and capitalized purchased software costs. Intangible assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

		As of June 30, 2017
		Gross				Net
		Carrying	Accumulated			Carrying
(in thousands)		Amount	Amortization			Amount
Customer relationships	$	100,144	$	(31,145)	$	68,999
Purchased software costs		33,936		(29,038)		4,898
Technology licenses		26,800		(15,968)		10,832
Trade names and trademarks		7,800		-		7,800
Other		868		(249)		619
Total	$	169,548	$	(76,400)	$	93,148

		As of December 31, 2016
		Gross				Net
		Carrying	Accumulated			Carrying
(in thousands)		Amount	Amortization			Amount
Customer relationships	$	100,053	$	(27,883)	$	72,170
Purchased software costs		31,582		(28,508)		3,074
Technology licenses		26,800		(14,189)		12,611
Trade names and trademarks		7,800		-		7,800
Other		868		(237)		631
Total	$	167,103	$	(70,817)	$	96,286

Customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 10 to 14 years. Capitalized purchased software costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related software, which ranges from 2 to 10 years. Technology licenses are being amortized over their estimated useful lives in proportion to the economic benefits consumed. The Company’s acquired trade names and trademarks have been determined to have an indefinite life. Amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
(in thousands)		2017		2016
Amortization of intangible assets	$	4,962	$	5,775
Amortization of capitalized purchased software costs		516		587
Amortization of debt costs		425		378
	$	5,903	$	6,740

The estimated future amortization expense of acquired intangible assets for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,		Amount
2017 (remaining six months)	$	5,640
2018		10,245
2019		10,084
2020		9,316
2021		6,389

- 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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