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Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships

Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships

15. Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships

Consolidated

The following table presents the change in goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2012:

	Mutual Fund		Institutional		High Net Worth		Total

Balance, as of December 31, 2011	$	785.0	$	1,071.4	$	260.9	$	2,117.3
Goodwill acquired		—		—		—		—
Foreign currency translation		1.6		4.3		2.6		8.5

Balance, as of March 31, 2012	$	786.6	$	1,075.7	$	263.5	$	2,125.8

The following table presents the changes in and the components of acquired client relationships at the Company's consolidated Affiliates during the three months ended March 31, 2012:

	Acquired Client Relationships

	Definite-lived								Indefinite-lived			Total
	Gross Book Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value			Net Book Value			Net Book Value
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	970.5	$	(317.0	)	$	653.5		$	667.6		$	1,321.1
Amortization and impairment		—		(21.7	)		(21.7	)		(8.7	)		(30.4	)
Foreign currency translation		1.1		—			1.1			7.0			8.1

Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	971.6	$	(338.7	)	$	632.9		$	665.9		$	1,298.8

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company determined that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets at one of its Affiliates, a manager of growth-oriented U.S. equity mutual funds, had declined below its carrying value and, accordingly, reduced the carrying value by $8.7 million to its fair value ($131.7 million). The fair value of these indefinite-lived assets was calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis, a Level 3 fair value measurement. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were a weighted average annual growth rate of approximately 3.0% and a discount rate of 16.0%. This impairment has been presented within Amortization of intangible assets in the Consolidated Statements of Income. During the second quarter of 2012, this Affiliate has experienced ongoing client redemptions, and the Company believes an additional impairment is likely in the second quarter of 2012.

For the Company's Affiliates that are consolidated, definite-lived acquired client relationships are amortized over their expected useful lives. As of March 31, 2012, these relationships were being amortized over a weighted average life of approximately ten years. Amortization expense for these relationships was $22.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to $21.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company estimates that its consolidated annual amortization expense will be approximately $90.0 million for the next five years, assuming no additional investments in new or existing Affiliates.

Equity Method

The definite-lived acquired client relationships attributable to the Company's equity method investments are amortized over their expected useful lives. As of March 31, 2012, these relationships were being amortized over a weighted average life of approximately seven years. Amortization expense for these relationships was $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Assuming no additional investments in new or existing Affiliates, the Company estimates the annual amortization expense attributable to its current equity-method Affiliates for the next five years as follows:

Year Ending December 31,	Estimated Amortization Expense

2012	$	32.7
2013		32.7
2014		11.2
2015		2.7
2016		0.2

- 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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