Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Changes in Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, is as follows:

	Total			MergeHealthcare		MergeDNA
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	214,312		$	194,115	$	20,197
Change due to foreign currency		(43	)		-		(43	)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	214,269		$	194,115	$	20,154

Other Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets subject to amortization are summarized as of September 30, 2013 as follows:

	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period (Years)		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Purchased software		3.9	$	31,046	$	15,737
Capitalized software		1.2		1,824		1,647
Customer relationships		5.5		46,282		20,790
Backlog		1.3		9,680		9,310
Trade names		7.1		1,463		565
Non-competes		3.6		3,190		1,557
Total			$	93,485	$	49,606

Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for our intangible assets, which become fully amortized in 2022, is as follows:

For the remaining 3 months of the year ending:	2013	$	3,395
For the year ending December 31:	2014		12,260
2015			9,746
2016			7,701
2017			5,519
2018			3,283
Thereafter			1,975
Total		$	43,879

Amortization Expense

Amortization expense in the periods indicated is set forth in the following table:

	Three Months EndedSeptember 30,				Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amortization included in cost of sales:
Purchased software	$	1,131	$	1,185	$	3,388	$	3,519
Capitalized software		38		54		113		157
Backlog		256		553		973		1,659
Total		1,425		1,792		4,474		5,335
Amortization included in operating expenses:
Customer relationships		1,971		1,873		5,777		5,560
Trade names		39		66		119		193
Non-competes		115		116		345		346
Total		2,125		2,055		6,241		6,099
Total amortization	$	3,550	$	3,847	$	10,715	$	11,434