Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

NOTE 8. GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The change in goodwill was as follows (in thousands):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013		2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	14,471		$	990	$	971
Acquisition of RTP		—			641		—
Acquisition of ATT Systems		—			12,551		—
Effect of exchange rate changes		(1,648	)		289		19

Balance, end of period	$	12,823		$	14,471	$	990

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, net included the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2014			2013
Purchased Intangible Assets
Customer relationships	$	4,323		$	7,198
Core technology		12,481			13,728
Trademarks and tradenames		1,092			1,239

		17,896			22,165
Less accumulated amortization		(5,324	)		(5,228	)

	$	12,572		$	16,937

Patents
Patents	$	4,632		$	4,632
Less accumulated amortization		(4,540	)		(4,349	)

	$	92		$	283

Intangible asset amortization is a component of Selling, general and administrative expense and was as follows (in thousands):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Intangible amortization	$	3,011	$	1,522	$	1,082

The estimated amortization of intangible assets is as follows over the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):


2015	$	2,632
2016		2,340
2017		2,321
2018		2,244
2019		1,751
Thereafter		1,376

	$	12,664

- 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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