Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31:

	2012						2011

(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Goodwill
T&D	$	40,042	$	—	$	40,042	$	40,042	$	—	$	40,042
C&I		6,557		—		6,557		6,557		—		6,557
Amortizable Intangible Assets
Backlog		521		521		—		521		521		—
Customer relationships		4,015		2,037		1,978		4,015		1,702		2,313
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Trade names		8,556		—		8,556		8,556		—		8,556

	$	59,691	$	2,558	$	57,133	$	59,691	$	2,223	$	57,468

Customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line method over an estimated useful life of 12 years, with 5.9 years remaining, and have been determined to have no residual value. Trade names have been determined to have indefinite lives; and therefore, are not being amortized. Intangible asset amortization expense was $0.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010. Intangible asset amortization expense for the years subsequent to December 31, 2012 is expected to be approximately $0.3 million for each of the years from 2013 to 2017.

- 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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