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Goodwill and Intangibles

3 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Goodwill and Intangibles [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangibles

(6) Goodwill and Intangibles

Consumer Products and Other

A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets of the Consumer Products Segment is as follows:

						Intangible Assets
		Goodwill				Indefinite Lived				Amortizable				Total
Balance at September 30, 2011		$	610,338			$	826,795			$	857,114			$	1,683,909
Business acquisitions (Note 14)			84,383				22,000				82,118				104,118
Amortization during period			—				—				(14,628	)			(14,628	)
Effect of translation			(4,438	)			(8,273	)			(5,910	)			(14,183	)
Balance at January 1, 2012		$	690,283			$	840,522			$	918,694			$	1,759,216

Intangible assets are recorded at cost or at fair value if acquired in a purchase business combination. Customer relationships, proprietary technology intangibles and certain trade names are amortized, using the straight-line method, over their estimated useful lives of approximately four to twenty years. Excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired (goodwill) and indefinite lived trade name intangibles are not amortized.

Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually at Spectrum Brands’ August financial period end, and more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment loss may have been incurred between annual impairment tests.

Intangible assets subject to amortization include proprietary technology, customer relationships and certain trade names, which are summarized as follows:

		January 1, 2012												September 30, 2011
		Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Net				Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Net				Amortizable Life
Customer relationships		$	795,292			$	82,229			$	713,063			$	738,937			$	73,373			$	665,564			15-20 years
Trade names			149,700				19,460				130,240				149,700				16,320				133,380			4-12 years
Technology assets			90,923				15,532				75,391				71,805				13,635				58,170			4-17 years
		$	1,035,915			$	117,221			$	918,694			$	960,442			$	103,328			$	857,114

Amortization expense for the three month periods ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011 is as follows:

		Three Months
		2012				2011
Customer relationships		$	9,591			$	9,530
Trade names			3,140				3,140
Technology assets			1,897				1,649
			$14,628				$14,319

The Company estimates annual amortization expense of intangible assets for the next five fiscal years will approximate $62,700 per year.

Insurance

Intangible assets of the Company’s insurance segment include VOBA and DAC. Information regarding VOBA and DAC, including deferred sales inducements (“DSI”), is as follows:

		VOBA				DAC				Total
Balance at September 30, 2011		$	419,060			$	38,107			$	457,167
Deferrals			—				39,780				39,780
Less: Components of amortization:
Unlocking			180				138				318
Interest			7,110				477				7,587
Periodic amortization			(43,783	)			(6,204	)			(49,987	)
Add: Adjustment for change in unrealized investment losses (gains), net			6,556				(882	)			5,674
Balance at January 1, 2012		$	389,123			$	71,416			$	460,539

Amortization of VOBA and DAC is based on the amount of gross margins or profits recognized, including investment gains and losses. The adjustment for unrealized net investment gains represents the amount of VOBA and DAC that would have been amortized if such unrealized gains and losses had been recognized. This is referred to as the “shadow adjustments” as the additional amortization is reflected in other comprehensive income rather than the statement of operations. As of January 1, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the VOBA balance included cumulative adjustments for net unrealized investment gains of $(163,561) and $(170,117), respectively, and the DAC balances included cumulative adjustments for net unrealized investment gains of $(3,028) and $(2,146), respectively.

The above DAC balances include $5,776 and $5,048 of DSI, net of shadow adjustments, as of January 1, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

The weighted average amortization period for VOBA and DAC are approximately 5.0 and 5.8 years, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for VOBA and DAC in future fiscal periods is as follows:

		Estimated Amortization Expense
For the fiscal periods ending September 30,		VOBA				DAC
2012		$	53,749			$	4,769
2013			78,792				7,898
2014			71,739				8,951
2015			62,207				8,556
2016			54,764				7,973
Thereafter			231,433				36,297

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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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