Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

(6) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill attributed to each reporting segment was as follows:

(in thousands)	Water Resources			Inliner			Heavy Civil			Geo- construction		Mineral Exploration			Energy			Other			Total
Balance February 1, 2011	$	17,084		$	29,727		$	44,551		$	10,621	$	-		$	950		$	445		$	103,378
Additions		-			2,318			-			-		-			-			-			2,318
Impairment of goodwill		(17,084	)		(23,130	)		(44,551	)		-		-			(950	)		(445	)		(86,160	)
Balance January 31, 2012		-			8,915			-			10,621		-			-			-			19,536
Additions		-			-			-			4,025		-			-			-			4,025
Balance January 31, 2013	$	-		$	8,915		$	-		$	14,646	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	23,561
Accumulated goodwill
impairment losses	$	(17,084	)	$	(23,130	)	$	(44,551	)	$	-	$	(20,225	)	$	(950	)	$	(445	)	$	(106,385	)

Goodwill expected to be tax deductible was $1,534,000 as of January 31, 2013 and 2012.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consisted of the following as of January 31:

	2013						2012
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Weighted Average Amortization Period in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Weighted Average Amortization Period in Years
Amortizable intangible assets:
Tradenames	$	8,008	$	(3,798	)	14	$	10,950	$	(4,855	)	14
Customer/contract-related		3,340		(3,215	)	1		2,340		(1,526	)	2
Patents		3,012		(1,634	)	15		4,616		(1,372	)	12
Software and licenses		2,747		(919	)	3		1,289		(286	)	3
Non-competition agreements		680		(255	)	6		705		(165	)	6
Other		1,600		(726	)	21		1,160		(590	)	24
Total intangible assets	$	19,387	$	(10,547	)		$	21,060	$	(8,794	)

Total amortization expense for other intangible assets was $3,453,000, $4,108,000 and $2,276,000 in the fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense for the subsequent five fiscal years is estimated as follows:

(in thousands)	Amount
2014	$	2,042
2015		1,671
2016		1,407
2017		1,005
2018		915

- 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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