Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill at December 31, 2015 decreased to $26,500,000 from $27,821,000 at December 31, 2014 due to $1,321,000 in foreign currency fluctuations. Gross goodwill before impairments at December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $28,249,000 and $29,570,000, respectively.

In accordance with ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” the Company’s goodwill and certain intangible assets are not amortized, but are subject to an annual impairment test. The following sets forth the intangible assets by major asset class:



	Useful Life (Years)	December 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	Useful Life (Years)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
				(In thousands)							(In thousands)
Indefinite-lived:
Trade name, trademark and trade dress and other	NA	$	88,590		$	—	$	88,590	$	88,590		$	—	$	88,590
Amortizing:
Patents	2-16	31,581			31,389		192		31,581			31,338		243
Developed technology and other	1-9	7,961			7,961		—		7,961			7,961		—
Total intangible assets		$	128,132		$	39,350	$	88,782	$	128,132		$	39,299	$	88,833

Aggregate amortization expense on intangible assets was approximately $51,000, $68,000 and $288,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets at December 31, 2015 in each of the next five fiscal years and beyond is expected to be incurred as follows (in thousands):



2016	$	51
2017	51
2018	51
2019	39
	$	192

- 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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