Goodwill And Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets


	Three months ended				Year ended
(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
Goodwill / Tradename	Goodwill		Tradename		Goodwill			Tradename

Beginning balance	$	14,661	$	3,218	$	14,713		$	3,225
Acquisition earn-out settlement		21		—		—			—

Foreign currency adjustments		59		8		(52	)		(7	)

	$	14,741	$	3,226	$	14,661		$	3,218


	As of March 31, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
Intangible assets – finite life	Cost		Accum. Amort.		Cost		Accum. Amort.
Patents	$	1,414	$	1,215	$	1,414	$	1,193

Customer lists		1,653		1,420		1,653		1,348

	$	3,067	$	2,635	$	3,067	$	2,541

Amortization expense of finite life intangible assets for the three month ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $96,000 and $111,000, respectively. Amortization over the next five years for finite life intangibles will be $220,000 for the remainder of 2012, $130,000 in 2013, $69,000 in 2014, $6,000 in 2015, and $4,000 in 2016.

- 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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