GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The gross carrying amounts and net book values of the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):



	Carrying Value, Gross						Accumulated Amortization									Intangible Assets, Net				Weighted Average Useful Life
	December 31, 2012		(Decrease)/ Increase (1)		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012			(Increase)/ Decrease (2)			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012		September 30, 2013		Weighted Average Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	76,874	$	476	$	77,350	$	(14,346	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(19,713	)	$	62,528	$	57,637	11 years
Developed technologies	76,814		446		77,260		(18,489		)	(4,412		)	(22,901		)	58,325		54,359		10 years
Trademarks and tradenames	17,818		8		17,826		(3,009		)	(2,545		)	(5,554		)	14,809		12,272		5 years
Other contractual agreements	3,055		21		3,076		(785		)	(1,159		)	(1,944		)	2,270		1,132		2 years
Licenses	81,156		440		81,596		(66,370		)	(4,613		)	(70,983		)	14,786		10,613		14 years
Total definite-lived intangible assets	$	255,717	$	1,391	$	257,108	$	(102,999	)	$	(18,096	)	$	(121,095	)	$	152,718	$	136,013


(1)	Includes an increase in carrying value of $1.0 million related to foreign currency translation


(2)	The impact of foreign currency translation on accumulated amortization was a decrease of $0.2 million.

The expected future annual amortization expense of the Company’s intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):



For the Year Ending December 31,	Amortization Expense
2013, remainder thereof	$	5,670
2014	20,984
2015	14,828
2016	13,305
2017	11,627
Thereafter	69,599
Total	$	136,013

Change in the Company’s goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2012	$	159,736
Effects of foreign currency change	1,042
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	160,778

- 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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