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Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Impairment Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Impairment Charges | 5. Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Impairment Charges Goodwill There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Company modified its operating and reporting segments in April 2011 into three reportable segments: Laser Products, Precision Motion and Technologies and Semiconductor Systems. The prior period goodwill information stated herein has been restated to conform to the new segment presentation. The carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, by reportable segment, is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Laser Products |  |  | Precision Motion and Technologies |  |  | Total |
Goodwill |  | $ | 67,926 |  |  | $ | 108,306 |  |  | $ | 176,232 |
Accumulated impairment of goodwill |  |  | (54,099 | ) |  |  | (77,555 | ) |  |  | (131,654 | )
|  | $ | 13,827 |  |  | $ | 30,751 |  |  | $ | 44,578 |
Intangible Assets Intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents and acquired technologies |  | $ | 61,279 |  |  | $ | (47,350 | ) |  | $ | 13,929 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 33,115 |  |  |  | (16,514 | ) |  |  | 16,601 |  |  |  | 7.5 |
Customer backlog |  |  | 2,355 |  |  |  | (2,355 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 4,870 |  |  |  | (4,870 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Trademarks, trade names and other |  |  | 5,692 |  |  |  | (3,452 | ) |  |  | 2,240 |  |  |  | 7.2 |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  | 107,311 |  |  |  | (74,541 | ) |  |  | 32,770 |  |  |  | 6.3 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 13,027 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,027 |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ | 120,338 |  |  | $ | (74,541 | ) |  | $ | 45,797 |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents and acquired technologies |  | $ | 61,298 |  |  | $ | (43,546 | ) |  | $ | 17,752 |  |  |  | 5.5 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 33,121 |  |  |  | (14,183 | ) |  |  | 18,938 |  |  |  | 8.4 |
Customer backlog |  |  | 2,355 |  |  |  | (2,355 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 4,870 |  |  |  | (4,001 | ) |  |  | 869 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Trademarks, trade names and other |  |  | 5,696 |  |  |  | (3,143 | ) |  |  | 2,553 |  |  |  | 8.2 |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  | 107,340 |  |  |  | (67,228 | ) |  |  | 40,112 |  |  |  | 6.9 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 13,027 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,027 |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ | 120,367 |  |  | $ | (67,228 | ) |  | $ | 53,139 |  |  |  |  |
All definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their remaining life. Amortization expense for customer relationships, customer backlog, non-compete agreements and definite-lived trademarks, trade names and other is included in operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and was $3.5 million, $4.4 million and $5.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for patents and acquired technologies is included in cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and was $3.9 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years and thereafter as of December 31, 2011, is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, |  | Cost of Goods Sold |  |  | Operating Expenses |  |  | Total |
2012 |  | $ | 3,165 |  |  | $ | 2,647 |  |  | $ | 5,812 |
2013 |  |  | 3,165 |  |  |  | 2,647 |  |  |  | 5,812 |
2014 |  |  | 3,165 |  |  |  | 2,561 |  |  |  | 5,726 |
2015 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  |  | 2,391 |  |  |  | 4,457 |
2016 |  |  | 1,184 |  |  |  | 2,391 |  |  |  | 3,575 |
Thereafter |  |  | 1,184 |  |  |  | 6,204 |  |  |  | 7,388 |
Total |  | $ | 13,929 |  |  | $ | 18,841 |  |  | $ | 32,770 |
Impairment Charges The Company did not have any goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. During 2009, the Company recognized an impairment of goodwill and the definite-lived customer relationship intangible asset. These assets were impaired by approximately $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively. A total of $0.2 million and $0.3 million of the total goodwill impairment related to the Laser Products and Precision Motion and Technologies segments, respectively.

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905858&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905858&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905858&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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