Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

2.	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 350 – Intangibles Goodwill and Other (ASC 350). ASC 350 prohibits the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and the Company reviews these intangibles for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable. Management has completed the annual impairment analysis of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives as prescribed by ASC 350 as of the first day of the fourth quarter of 2013 and determined that recorded amounts were not impaired and that no write-down was necessary.

The following table summarizes goodwill by reportable segment:


(In thousands)	Food Safety		Animal Safety		Total
Balance, May 31, 2011	$	16,696	$	34,888	$	51,584
Goodwill acquired		0		1,468		1,468

Balance, May 31, 2012	$	16,696	$	36,356	$	53,052
Goodwill acquired		0		6,439		6,439

Balance, May 31, 2013	$	16,696	$	42,795	$	59,491

At May 31, 2013, non-amortizable intangible assets included licenses of $569,000, trademarks of $4,867,000 and a customer relationship intangible of $1,224,000. At May 31, 2012, non-amortizable intangible assets included licenses of $555,000, trademarks of $3,491,000 and a customer relationship intangible of $1,224,000.

Amortizable intangible assets consisted of the following and are included in customer based intangible and other noncurrent assets within the consolidated balance sheets:


(In thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Less Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Licenses	$	4,165	$	1,409	$	2,756
Covenants not to compete		334		186		148
Patents		5,184		2,363		2,821
Customer relationship intangibles		21,791		9,446		12,345
Other product and service related intangibles		3,783		264		3,519

Balance, May 31, 2013	$	35,257	$	13,668	$	21,589

Licenses	$	3,814	$	1,066	$	2,748
Covenants not to compete		282		127		155
Patents		4,497		1,951		2,546
Customer relationship intangibles		17,212		7,109		10,103
Other product and service-related intangibles		725		2		723

Balance, May 31, 2012	$	26,530	$	10,255	$	16,275

Amortization expense for intangibles totaled $2,994,000, $2,527,000 and $2,144,000 in 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years is as follows: $3,070,000 in 2014, $2,808,000 in 2015, $2,568,000 in 2016, $2,231,000 in 2017 and 2,048,000 in 2018. The amortizable intangible assets useful lives are 5 to 20 years for licenses, 5 years for covenants not to compete, 5 to 20 years for patents, and 12 to 20 years for customer based intangibles. All definite lived intangibles are amortized on a straight line basis with the exception of definite lived customer-based intangibles and product and service-related intangibles which are amortized on an accelerated basis.

- 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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