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Financial Statement Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Financial Statement Information  
Financial Statement Information

Note 2. Financial Statement Information

Revenue Recognition

The majority of our revenue is derived from the sale of aftermarket, recycled, refurbished and remanufactured automotive replacement products. Revenue is recognized when the products are shipped or picked up by customers and title has transferred, subject to an allowance for estimated returns, discounts and allowances that we estimate based upon historical information. We have recorded a reserve for estimated returns, discounts and allowances of approximately $18.2 million at both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. We present taxes assessed by governmental authorities collected from customers on a net basis. Therefore, the taxes are excluded from revenue and are shown as a liability on our Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets until remitted. Revenue from the sale of separately-priced extended warranty contracts is reported as deferred revenue and recognized ratably over the term of the contracts or three years in the case of lifetime warranties.

Receivables

We have recorded a reserve for uncollectible accounts of approximately $5.9 million and $6.9 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Inventory

Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Aftermarket and refurbished products

   $ 313,230       $ 274,728   

Salvage and remanufactured products

     237,471         209,514   

Core facilities inventory

     5,840         8,446   
                 
   $ 556,541       $ 492,688   
                 

 

Intangibles

Intangible assets consist primarily of goodwill (the cost of purchased businesses in excess of the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired) and other specifically identifiable intangible assets, such as trade names, trademarks, covenants not to compete and customer relationships.

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ 1,032,973   

Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill

     28,156   

Exchange rate effects

     2,378   
        

Balance as of June 30, 2011

   $ 1,063,507   
        

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we finalized the valuation of certain intangible assets acquired related to our 2010 acquisitions. As these adjustments did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations, we recorded these adjustments to goodwill in the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

The components of other intangibles are as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net      Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  

Trade names and trademarks

   $ 76,484       $ (13,981   $ 62,503       $ 75,661       $ (12,020   $ 63,641   

Covenants not to compete

     1,889         (629     1,260         2,688         (1,382     1,306   

Customer relationships

     5,623         (1,170     4,453         4,355         —          4,355   
                                                   
   $ 83,996       $ (15,780   $ 68,216       $ 82,704       $ (13,402   $ 69,302   
                                                   

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded $0.8 million of trade names, $0.1 million of covenants not to compete and $1.3 million of customer relationships resulting from our 2011 acquisitions and adjustments to certain preliminary intangible asset valuations from our 2010 acquisitions. Trade names and trademarks are amortized over a useful life ranging from 10 to 20 years on a straight-line basis. Covenants not to compete are amortized over the lives of the respective agreements, which range from one to five years, on a straight-line basis. Customer relationships are amortized over the expected period to be benefitted (5 to 10 years) on either a straight-line or accelerated basis. Amortization expense for intangibles was approximately $3.4 million and $2.1 million during the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for each of the five years in the period ending December 31, 2015 is $6.5 million, $5.8 million, $5.2 million, $4.6 million and $4.3 million, respectively.

Depreciation Expense

Included in cost of goods sold on the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income is depreciation expense associated with refurbishing, remanufacturing and smelting operations.

Warranty Reserve

Some of our salvage mechanical products are sold with a standard six-month warranty against defects. Additionally, some of our remanufactured engines are sold with a standard three-year warranty against defects. We record the estimated warranty costs at the time of sale using historical warranty claims information to project future warranty claims activity. The changes in the warranty reserve during the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ 2,063   

Warranty expense

     10,298   

Warranty claims

     (9,954

Business acquisitions

     3,228   
        

Balance as of June 30, 2011

   $ 5,635   
        

 

For an additional fee, we also sell extended warranty contracts for certain mechanical products. The expense related to extended warranty claims is recognized when the claim is made.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our debt is reflected on the balance sheet at cost. As discussed in Note 5, "Long-Term Obligations," we entered into a new senior secured credit agreement on March 25, 2011, the proceeds of which were used for full payment of amounts outstanding under our previous credit facility. Due to the short period between the execution of the new credit agreement and the end of the second quarter, the fair value of our outstanding debt approximated the carrying value of $574.6 million. We estimated the fair value of our credit facility borrowings by calculating the upfront cash payment a market participant would require to assume our obligations. The upfront cash payment, excluding any issuance costs, is the amount that a market participant would be able to lend at June 30, 2011 to an entity with a credit rating similar to ours and achieve sufficient cash inflows to cover the scheduled cash outflows under our credit facility.

The carrying amounts of our cash and equivalents, net trade receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value.

We apply the market and income approaches to value our financial assets and liabilities, which include the cash surrender value of life insurance, deferred compensation liabilities and interest rate swaps. Required fair value disclosures are included in Note 7, "Fair Value Measurements."

Segments

We are organized into three operating segments, composed of wholesale aftermarket and recycled products, self service retail products and recycled heavy-duty truck products. These segments are aggregated into one reportable segment because they possess similar economic characteristics and have common products and services, customers and methods of distribution.

The following table sets forth revenue by category (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Aftermarket, other new and refurbished products

   $ 356,202       $ 290,271       $ 737,318       $ 602,644   

Recycled, remanufactured and related products and services

     269,700         214,159         545,482         429,382   

Other

     133,782         80,251         263,532         156,171   
                                   
   $ 759,684       $ 584,681       $ 1,546,332       $ 1,188,197   
                                   

Revenue from other sources includes scrap sales, bulk sales to mechanical remanufacturers (including cores) and sales of aluminum ingots and sows from our smelting operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-05, "Presentation of Comprehensive Income," which eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. Instead, entities will have the option to present the components of net income, the components of other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance does not change the items reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income is reclassified to net income. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, and will be applied retrospectively. As this guidance only revises the presentation of comprehensive income, the adoption of this guidance will not affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, "Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs." This update provides clarification on existing fair value measurement requirements, amends existing guidance primarily related to fair value measurements for financial instruments, and requires enhanced disclosures on fair value measurements. The additional disclosures are specific to Level 3 fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, financial instruments not measured at fair value and use of an asset measured or disclosed at fair value differing from its highest and best use. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and will be applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Effective January 1, 2011, we adopted FASB ASU 2010-29, "Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations," which clarifies the disclosure requirements for pro forma financial information related to a material business combination or a series of immaterial business combinations that are material in the aggregate. The guidance clarifies that the pro forma disclosures are prepared assuming the business combination occurred at the start of the prior annual reporting period. Additionally, a narrative description of the nature and amount of material, non-recurring pro forma adjustments would be required. As this newly issued accounting standard only requires enhanced disclosure, the adoption of this standard did not impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.