Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Note 2. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill.

There was no change in the goodwill balance as of December 31, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 other than the addition of approximately $400,000 related to the Genesis acquisition as described in Note 4. This balance was converted to US dollars at the month end exchange rate as of December 31, 2017.

Other Intangible Assets.

Other intangible assets consisted of approximately the following at reporting dates presented below:

	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Amortization period		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Amortization period
Developed technology	$	6,200,000	$	2,436,000		4.25	$	6,200,000	$	1,550,000		5.25
Patents & trademarks		5,653,000		5,634,000		7.25		5,653,000		5,616,000		8.25
Trademarks and trade names		190,000		84,000		7.25		190,000		75,000		8.25
Customer relationships		7,540,000		4,067,000		2.27		7,270,000		2,590,000		3.25
		19,583,000	$	12,221,000				19,313,000	$	9,831,000
Accumulated amortization		12,221,000						9,831,000

Net book value of amortizable intangible assets	$	7,362,000				3.22	$	9,482,000				4.23

Amortization costs were approximately $2,390,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017 and $2,363,000 in the year ended December 31, 2016.

Estimated amortization expense for all intangible assets for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2017 is as follows:

Year ending December 31,
2018	$	2,437,000
2019		2,431,000
2020		1,307,000
2021		894,000
2022		230,000
Thereafter		63,000
Total	$	7,362,000

- 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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