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4. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTE 4 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Combined goodwill of the Group at December 31, 2013 totaled $9.9 million. Goodwill is recorded as a result of business combinations.  Activity in goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 is provided below (in thousands):

 

Balance as of January 1, 2012 (unaudited)  $7,816 
Goodwill acquired through Carroll County Radiology 's acquisition of Westminster from RadNet, Inc.   2,107 
Balance as of December 31, 2012 (unaudited)   9,923 
No goodwill acquired in 2013   
Balance as of December 31, 2013  $9,923 

 

Other intangible assets are primarily related to the value of management service contracts on the books of MRI at St. Joseph Medical Center, LLC and covenant not to compete contracts acquired through GBDIP’s acquisition of a controlling interest of a previously held non-consolidated joint venture investment and totaled $896,000 on the date of acquisition. Accumulated amortization of the management service contract and covenant not to compete contract intangible assets through December 31, 2013 was $98,000 and $209,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $120,000.  The value of these covenant not to compete contracts are amortized using the straight-line method over five years.  Management service contracts are amortized over 25 years.

 

The following table shows annual amortization expense, by asset classes that will be recorded over the next five years (in thousands):

 

   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   Thereafter   Total   Weighted average amortization period remaining in years 
                                         
Management service contracts   16    16    16    16    16    195    275    18.0 
Covenant not to compete contracts   104    105    105                314    3.0 
Total annual amortization  $120   $121   $121   $16  $16   $195   $589