Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

6.	Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

We had goodwill of $1,455.6 million and $1,433.8 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The increase of $21.8 million was primarily due to the acquisition of SentrySafe. The change in the net carrying amount of goodwill by segment was as follows:


(In millions)	Cabinets			Plumbing		Doors		Security & Storage			Total Goodwill
Goodwill at December 31, 2013 ^(a)	$	631.7		$	569.7	$	143.0	$	89.4		$	1,433.8
Year-to-date translation adjustments		(0.5	)		—		—		(0.4	)		(0.9	)
Acquisition-related adjustments		0.7			—		—		22.0			22.7

Goodwill at September 30, 2014 ^(a)	$	631.9		$	569.7	$	143.0	$	111.0		$	1,455.6

^(a)

Net of accumulated impairment losses of $489.6 million ($399.5 million in the Doors segment and $90.1 million in the Security & Storage segment).

We also had identifiable intangible assets, principally tradenames, of $665.9 million and $630.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The $45.4 million increase in gross amortizable identifiable intangible assets was predominantly due to the acquisition of SentrySafe.

The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization by class of intangible assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:


	As of September 30, 2014							As of December 31, 2013
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Book		Carrying		Accumulated			Book
(In millions)	Amounts		Amortization			Value		Amounts		Amortization			Value
Indefinite-lived tradenames	$	547.2	$	(42.0	)^(a)	$	505.2	$	538.8	$	(42.0	)^(a)	$	496.8
Amortizable intangible assets
Tradenames		17.0		(7.7	)		9.3		17.2		(7.2	)		10.0
Customer and contractual relationships		296.4		(163.1	)		133.3		260.2		(156.5	)		103.7
Patents/proprietary technology		58.2		(40.1	)		18.1		57.2		(37.7	)		19.5

Total		371.6		(210.9	)		160.7		334.6		(201.4	)		133.2

Total identifiable intangibles	$	918.8	$	(252.9	)	$	665.9	$	873.4	$	(243.4	)	$	630.0

^(a)

Accumulated amortization prior to the adoption of revised ASC requirements for Intangibles – Goodwill and Other Assets.

Amortizable identifiable intangible assets, principally tradenames and customer relationships, are subject to amortization over their estimated useful life, 5 to 30 years, based on the assessment of a number of factors that may impact useful life. These factors include historical and tradename performance with respect to consumer name recognition, geographic market presence, market share, plans for ongoing tradename support and promotion, and other relevant factors.

- 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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