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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Goodwill

A summary of the activity and balances in our goodwill accounts by operating segment is as follows:

		Balance at December 31, 2010				Acquisitions				Divestitures				Adjustments to Acquisitions				Balance at December 31, 2011
Eastern		$	2,791.9			$	7.1			$	(0.7	)		$	(0.3	)		$	2,798.0
Midwestern			2,129.6				5.4				-				0.5				2,135.5
Southern			2,721.8				2.8				(19.5	)			(0.1	)			2,705.0
Western			3,012.0				0.4				(3.6	)			(0.3	)			3,008.5
Total		$	10,655.3			$	15.7			$	(23.8	)		$	(0.2	)		$	10,647.0
		Balance at December 31, 2009				Acquisitions				Divestitures				Adjustments to Acquisitions				Balance at December 31, 2010
Eastern		$	2,818.5			$	0.1			$	(24.0	)		$	(2.7	)		$	2,791.9
Midwestern			2,118.2				32.3				(18.9	)			(2.0	)			2,129.6
Southern			2,724.7				-				-				(2.9	)			2,721.8
Western			3,005.7				9.4				-				(3.1	)			3,012.0
Total		$	10,667.1			$	41.8			$	(42.9	)		$	(10.7	)		$	10,655.3

Adjustments to acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 primarily related to deferred tax asset adjustments resulting from the exercise of legacy Allied stock options, which were recorded to goodwill in purchase accounting.

Other Intangible Assets, Net

Other intangible assets, net, include values assigned to customer relationships, franchise agreements, other municipal agreements, non-compete agreements and trade names, and are amortized over periods ranging from 1 to 24 years. A summary of the activity and balances in other intangible assets accounts by intangible asset type is as follows:

		Gross Intangible Assets												Accumulated Amortization																Net Intangibles  at December 31, 2011
		Balance at December 31, 2010				Acquisitions				Balance at December 31, 2011				Balance at December 31, 2010				Additions Charged to Expense				Adjustments to Acquisitions				Balance at December 31, 2011
Customer relationships, franchise and other municipal agreements		$	537.1			$	29.1			$	566.2			$	(130.7	)		$	(63.7	)		$	-			$	(194.4	)		$	371.8
Trade names			30.0				-				30.0				(12.5	)			(6.0	)			-				(18.5	)			11.5
Non-compete agreements			12.9				4.0				16.9				(7.2	)			(2.1	)			-				(9.3	)			7.6
Other intangible assets			62.9				-				62.9				(41.2	)			(3.0	)			-				(44.2	)			18.7
Total		$	642.9			$	33.1			$	676.0			$	(191.6	)		$	(74.8	)		$	-			$	(266.4	)		$	409.6
		Gross Intangible Assets												Accumulated Amortization																Net Intangibles  at December 31, 2010
		Balance at December 31, 2009				Acquisitions and Adjustments				Balance at December 31, 2010				Balance at December 31, 2009				Additions Charged to Expense				Adjustments to Acquisitions				Balance at December 31, 2010
Customer relationships, franchise and other municipal agreements		$	521.1			$	16.0			$	537.1			$	(70.5	)		$	(60.2	)			-			$	(130.7	)		$	406.4
Trade names			30.0				-				30.0				(6.5	)			(6.0	)			-				(12.5	)			17.5
Non-compete agreements			7.4				5.5				12.9				(6.5	)			(1.0	)			0.3				(7.2	)			5.7
Other intangibles assets			62.9				-				62.9				(37.9	)			(3.3	)			-				(41.2	)			21.7
Total		$	621.4			$	21.5			$	642.9			$	(121.4	)		$	(70.5	)		$	0.3			$	(191.6	)		$	451.3

Based on the amortizable assets recorded in the balance sheet at December 31, 2011, amortization expense for each of the next five years is estimated to be as follows:

2012		$	65.2
2013			63.2
2014			57.4
2015			56.9
2016			55.6

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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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