Other intangible assets, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other intangible assets, net [Abstract]

Other intangible assets, net [Text Block]

(6)	Other intangible assets, net

	Cost		Accum. amort.			Net book value
	(in thousands)
Assets subject to amortization:
Customer related intangibles	$	960,013	$	(235,885	)	$	724,128
Unpatented technology		175,819		(54,376	)		121,443
Software		49,095		(30,182	)		18,913
Patents and other protective rights		25,505		(15,292	)		10,213
Trade secrets		1,604		(1,174	)		430
Assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names		229,386		-			229,386
Balances at December 31, 2010	$	1,441,422	$	(336,909	)	$	1,104,513


Assets subject to amortization:
Customer related intangibles	$	1,022,134	$	(302,156	)	$	719,978
Unpatented technology		193,915		(72,358	)		121,557
Software		49,395		(35,833	)		13,562
Patents and other protective rights		25,398		(17,699	)		7,699
Trade secrets		1,500		(1,361	)		139
Assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names		231,207		-			231,207
Balances at December 31, 2011	$	1,523,549	$	(429,407	)	$	1,094,142

Amortization expense of other intangible assets was $97.9 million, $83.7 million, and $66.8 million during the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense is expected to be $93.3 million in 2012, $90.3 million in 2013, $82.6 million in 2014, $68.8 million in 2015 and $66.0 million in 2016.

- Definition

Discloses 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 or 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. This element may be used as a single block of text to include the entire intangible asset disclosure including data and tables.

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