Intangibles (Net of Amortization) and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangibles (Net of Amortization) and Goodwill



	Identifiable Intangibles
	March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortizing intangible assets
Formulas and technology	$	91,526	$	76,106	$	91,662	$	74,762
Contracts	9,593		7,079		9,593		6,734
Customer bases	7,006		2,509		7,021		2,400
Trademarks and trade names	1,560		492		1,586		426
Goodwill	4,879				5,002
	$	114,564	$	86,186	$	114,864	$	84,322

All of the intangibles relate to the petroleum additives segment. The change in the gross carrying amount between 2012 and 2013 is due to foreign currency fluctuations. There is no accumulated goodwill impairment.

Amortization expense was (in millions):



Three months ended March 31, 2013	$	1.9
Three months ended March 31, 2012	1.9

Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2013, as well as annual amortization expense related to our intangible assets for the next five years is expected to be (in millions):



2013	$	5.2
2014	6.2
2015	5.8
2016	1.9
2017	0.7
2018	0.7

Generally, we amortize the cost of the customer base intangibles by an accelerated method and the cost of the remaining intangible assets by the straight-line method over their estimated economic lives. We generally amortize contracts over 1.5 to 10 years; customer bases over 20 years; and formulas and technology over 5 to 20 years. Trademarks and trade names are amortized over 10 years.

- 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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