INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH FINITE LIVES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH FINITE LIVES [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH FINITE LIVES

NOTE 6 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH FINITE LIVES

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had identifiable intangible assets as follows:

	Amortization Period (In years)		2012 Gross Carrying Amount		2012 Accumulated Amortization		2011 Gross Carrying Amount		2011 Accumulated Amortization
Customer lists		10	$	37,142	$	20,912	$	37,142	$	17,272
Regulatory registration costs		5-10		1,411		361		1,302		220
Patents & trade secrets		15-17		1,581		765		1,571		681
Trademarks & trade names		17		909		408		907		356
Other		5-10		754		493		754		441
			$	41,797	$	22,939	$	41,676	$	18,970

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets was approximately $3,969, $3,968 and $3,915 for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Assuming no change in the gross carrying value of identifiable intangible assets, the estimated amortization expense is approximately $4,000 per annum for 2013 through 2016, $1,400 in 2017, and $600 in 2018. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no identifiable intangible assets with indefinite useful lives as defined by ASC 350, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other." Identifiable intangible assets are reflected in the Company's consolidated balance sheets under Intangible assets with finite lives, net. There were no changes to the useful lives of intangible assets subject to amortization in 2012 and 2011.

At December 31, 2012, the gross carrying amount included a customer list and registrations acquired as part of the Aberco acquisition in 2010, a customer list acquired as part of the Chinook Acquisition in 2007, as well as a customer list, trade name and trade secrets acquired as part of the CMC Acquisition in 2006.

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, ("FIFRA"), a health and safety statute, requires that certain products within our specialty products segment must be registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") because they are considered pesticides. Costs of such registration are included as regulatory registration costs in the table above.