Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:

(In thousands)	Surfactants Segment						Polymer Segment						Specialty Products Segment				Total
	2019			2018			2019			2018			2019		2018		2019			2018
Balance as of January 1
Goodwill	$	20,521		$	22,627		$	5,417		$	5,475		$	483	$	483	$	26,421		$	28,585
Accumulated impairment loss		(3,467	)		(3,467	)		—			—			—		—		(3,467	)		(3,467	)
Goodwill, net		17,054			19,160			5,417			5,475			483		483		22,954			25,118
Goodwill acquired⁽¹⁾		3,497			—			—			—			—		—		3,497			—
Goodwill measurement period adjustment		—			—			—			—			—		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation		(354	)		(2,106	)		(11	)		(58	)		—		—		(365	)		(2,164	)
Balance as of December 31
Goodwill		23,664			20,521			5,406			5,417			483		483		29,553			26,421
Accumulated impairment loss		(3,467	)		(3,467	)		—			—			—		—		(3,467	)		(3,467	)
Goodwill, net	$	20,197		$	17,054		$	5,406		$	5,417		$	483	$	483	$	26,086		$	22,954

(1)

See Note 21 for information regarding the goodwill acquired in a business combination.

Components of Other Intangible Assets and Changes in Gross Carrying Values

The following table presents the components of other intangible assets, all of which have finite lives, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The year-over-year changes in gross carrying values mainly resulted from an oilfield demulsifier product line acquisition and the effects of foreign currency translation.

(In thousands)	Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization
	December 31				December 31
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Other Intangible Assets:
Patents	$	6,947	$	6,947	$	5,091	$	4,492
Non-compete agreements		374	$	387		242	$	173
Trademarks		4,087		3,800		2,561		1,929
Customer lists/relationships ⁽²⁾		14,539		10,750		5,983		4,356
Supply contract		2,040		2,113		1,657		1,189
Know-how ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		9,543		7,900		6,644		5,514
Total	$	37,530	$	31,897	$	22,178	$	17,653

(1)

Know-how includes intellectual property rights covering proprietary information, written formulae, trade secrets or secret processes, inventions and developmental products (whether patentable or not), discoveries, improvements, compositions, manufacturing processes, manuals, specifications and technical data

(2)	In 2019, customer lists/relationships and know- how include the acquisition of an oilfield demulsifier product line. See Note 21 for more details.

Estimated Amortization Expense for Identifiable Intangibles Assets

Estimated amortization expense for identifiable intangibles assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

(In thousands)
For year ended 12/31/20	$	3,522
For year ended 12/31/21		2,207
For year ended 12/31/22		1,563
For year ended 12/31/23		1,563
For year ended 12/31/24		1,362