GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill by reportable business segment at December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

	North America			Europe			Asia Pacific			Total

Gross value at December 31, 2010	$	364,457		$	19,334		$	5,313		$	389,104
Accumulated impairment losses prior to December 31, 2010		(92,423	)		-			-			(92,423	)

Carrying value at December 31, 2010		272,034			19,334			5,313			296,681
Adjustments		(504	)		(478	)		(9	)		(991	)

Carrying value at December 31, 2011		271,530			18,856			5,304			295,690
Adjustments		610			1,360			113			2,083
Carrying value at December 31, 2012	$	272,140		$	20,216		$	5,417		$	297,773

Goodwill is not subject to amortization but is subject to periodic reviews for impairment. Adjustments to the goodwill carrying value since December 31, 2010 are due to foreign currency fluctuations against the U.S. Dollar.

Other Intangible Assets

Summarized below are the carrying values and accumulated amortization by intangible asset class at December 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

	2012							2011
	Gross carrying value		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying value		Gross carrying value		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying value
Other Intangible assets:
Customer lists	$	65,888	$	(60,957	)	$	4,931	$	65,566	$	(57,682	)	$	7,884
Non-compete agreements		5,756		(5,593	)		163		5,701		(5,063	)		638
Developed technology		1,000		(1,000	)		-		1,000		(1,000	)		-
Other		3,193		(903	)		2,290		2,889		(505	)		2,384
Total other intangible assets	$	75,837	$	(68,453	)	$	7,384	$	75,156	$	(64,250	)	$	10,906

We record fees incurred in connection with our patents and trademarks in "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" in our consolidated balance sheets until the patents are issued and trademarks are registered or abandoned. We had $0.9 million and $1.1 million of these assets recorded at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Other intangible assets include $6.2 million of net intangible assets at December 31, 2012 that are subject to amortization. Other intangible assets that are subject to amortization are amortized over an estimated useful life between one and 20 years. Other intangible assets with indefinite lives that are not subject to amortization include $0.4 million of domain names and $0.8 million of trademarks. Amortization expense related to our other intangible assets for the full year 2012 was approximately $4.0 million. Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows (in thousands):

Year		Estimated amortization expense

2013		$ 1,506
2014		$ 1,113
2015		$ 1,109
2016		$ 849
2017		$ 849

- 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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