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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

The Company has intangible assets in the form of trademarks, trade names and patents. The carrying amount of the Company’s acquired trademarks and trade names was $0 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which include accumulated amortization of $347,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Amortization expense related to trademarks and tradenames was $0, $15,000 and $15,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. All intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives with no estimated residual values. Any costs incurred by the Company to renew or extend the life of intangible assets will be evaluated under ASC No. 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, for proper treatment.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s patent intangible assets were $105,000 and $117,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which includes accumulated amortization of $554,000 and $542,000 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Amortization expense for patent intangible assets was $12,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. Patent intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their remaining life of approximately 9.5 years. There was no impairment of the Company's intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

 

The Company annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate a need, tests the carrying amount of goodwill for impairment. The Company performs its annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of each year. A two-step impairment test is used to first identify potential goodwill impairment and then measure the amount of goodwill impairment loss, if any. The first step was conducted by determining and comparing the fair value, employing the market approach, of the Company’s reporting unit to the carrying value of the reporting unit. The Company continues to have only one reporting unit, Identity Management. Based on the results of this impairment test, the Company determined that its goodwill was not impaired during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

 

The estimated acquired intangible amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is as follows:

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,  

Estimated Amortization

Expense

($ in thousands)

 
         2017   $ 12  
         2018     12  
         2019     12  
         2020     12  
         2021     12  
         Thereafter     45  
         Totals   $ 105