GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

(a) Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013 were as follows:



	Energy & Security Sonar Solutions segment		GridSense segment		USSI segment		Power Generation Monitoring segment		Cathodic Protection segment*		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	541	$	2,757	$	1,402	$	1,517	$	413	$	6,630
Translation adjustment	7		9		—		—		—		16
Balance as of March 31, 2013	$	548	$	2,766	$	1,402	$	1,517	$	413	$	6,646

* Results for the Cathodic Protection segment are included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 9).

(b) Intangibles

The changes in the carrying amounts of and accumulated amortization of intangible assets from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013 were as follows:



	Energy & Security Sonar Solutions segment					GridSense segment					USSI segment					Power Generation Monitoring segment					Cathodic Protection segment**
	Cost		A.A.*			Cost		A.A.*			Cost		A.A.*			Cost		A.A.*			Cost		A.A.*			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	532	$	(364	)	$	2,777	$	(873	)	$	2,715	$	(380	)	$	4,385	$	(309	)	$	1,196	$	(118	)	$	9,561
Amortization	—		(20		)	—		(81		)	—		(38		)	—		(88		)	—		(34		)	(261		)
Translation adjustment	7		(6		)	8		(4		)	—		—			—		—			—		—			5
Balance as of March 31, 2013	$	539	$	(390	)	$	2,785	$	(958	)	$	2,715	$	(418	)	$	4,385	$	(397	)	$	1,196	$	(152	)	$	9,305
Weighted average estimated useful lives in years	6					10					20					13					9

* Accumulated amortization

** Results for the Cathodic Protection segment are included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 9).

The composition of intangibles in each of the Company's segments are as follows:



Segment		Type of Intangible
Energy & Security Sonar Solutions		Naval technologies
GridSense		Software and customer relationships
USSI		Sensor technologies and license
Power Generation Monitoring		Technologies, customer relationships and non-compete agreements
Cathodic Protection*		Technologies and customer relationships

* The Cathodic Protection segment is included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 9).

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 amounted to $194 and $261, respectively. Amortization expense with respect to intangible assets is estimated to be $980, $960, $854, $854 and $854 for each of the years ending March 31, 2014 through 2018.

- 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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