GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2013

NOTE 2 GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The goodwill balances and related activity by business segment as of April 28, 2012 and January 26, 2013 are as follows:


	Balance at April 28, 2012		Acquisition Activity		Translation And Other Activity			Balance at January 26, 2013
Dental Supply	$	132,677	$	5,190	$	140		$	138,007
Rehabilitation Supply		543,131		—		1,867			544,998
Veterinary Supply		134,444		1,980		(645	)		135,779

Total	$	810,252	$	7,170	$	1,362		$	818,784

The increase in the acquisition activity column primarily reflects the purchase price allocations of acquisitions in the dental & veterinary businesses. The purchase price allocations are preliminary and are subject to adjustment for changes in the preliminary assumptions pending additional information.

Balances of other intangible assets excluding goodwill are as follows:


	January 26, 2013			April 28, 2012
Unamortized—indefinite lived:
Copyrights, trade names and trademarks	$	76,464		$	76,464
Amortized:
Distribution agreement, customer lists and other		236,409			231,739
Less: Accumulated amortization		(109,220	)		(95,646	)

Net amortized other intangible assets		127,189			136,093

Total identifiable intangible assets, net	$	203,653		$	212,557

- 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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