Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

8)	Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The Company’s methodology for allocating the purchase price relating to purchase acquisitions is determined through established and generally accepted valuation techniques. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of the acquisition over the sum of the amounts assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired less liabilities assumed. The Company assigns assets acquired (including goodwill) and liabilities assumed to one or more reporting units as of the date of acquisition. Typically acquisitions relate to a single reporting unit and thus do not require the allocation of goodwill to multiple reporting units. If the products obtained in an acquisition are assigned to multiple reporting units, the goodwill is distributed to the respective reporting units as part of the purchase price allocation process.

Goodwill and purchased intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets requires significant judgment. The Company regularly monitors current business conditions and other factors including, but not limited to, adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions and lower projections of profitability that may impact future operating results.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:


	2015									2014
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Impairment (Loss)			Net			Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Impairment (Loss)			Net
Beginning balance at January 1	$	331,795		$	(139,414	)	$	192,381		$	290,323		$	(139,414	)	$	150,909
Acquired goodwill ⁽¹⁾		7,085			—			7,085			41,993			—			41,993
Foreign currency translation		(136	)		—			(136	)		(521	)		—			(521	)

Ending balance at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	$	338,744		$	(139,414	)	$	199,330		$	331,795		$	(139,414	)	$	192,381

(1)

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company recorded $7,085 of goodwill related to the Precisive acquisition. During the second quarter of 2014, the Company recorded $41,612 of goodwill related to the May 30, 2014 acquisition of the Granville-Phillips division of Brooks Automation, Inc. During the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a purchase accounting adjustment of $381 related to the March 12, 2013 purchase of Alter S.r.l.

Intangible Assets

Components of the Company’s intangible assets are comprised of the following:


As of March 31, 2015:	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Foreign Currency Translation			Net
Completed technology ⁽¹⁾	$	101,200	$	(80,477	)	$	(78	)	$	20,645
Customer relationships ⁽¹⁾		37,251		(13,610	)		228			23,869
Patents, trademarks, trade names and other ⁽¹⁾		30,396		(25,383	)		26			5,039

	$	168,847	$	(119,470	)	$	176		$	49,553

(1)	During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded $5,110 of separately identified intangible assets of which $820 was completed technology, $1,430 was customer relationships and $2,860 was trademarks, trade names and other, related to the Precisive acquisition.


As of December 31, 2014:	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Foreign Currency Translation		Net
Completed technology ⁽²⁾	$	100,380	$	(79,875	)	$	135	$	20,640
Customer relationships ⁽²⁾		35,821		(12,634	)		280		23,467
Patents, trademarks, trade names and other ⁽²⁾		27,536		(25,290	)		36		2,282

	$	163,737	$	(117,799	)	$	451	$	46,389

(2)

During 2014, the Company recorded $38,850 of separately identified intangible assets related to the May 30, 2014 acquisition of the Granville-Phillips division of Brooks Automation, Inc., of which $15,700 was completed technology, $21,250 was customer relationships and $1,900 was trademarks and trade names.

Aggregate amortization expense related to acquired intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,671 and $410, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for each of the remaining fiscal years is as follows:


Year	Amount
2015 (remaining)	$	5,106
2016		6,701
2017		6,628
2018		6,613
2019		6,582
2020		6,514
Thereafter		11,409

- Definition

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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