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Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
8
– Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
The major components of goodwill and other intangible assets are:
 
   
201
7
   
201
6
 
   
Historical Cost
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Historical C
ost
   
Accumulated Amortization
 
Finite-lived intangible assets:
                               
Customer relationships
  $
7,966
    $
4,791
    $
11,885
    $
4,650
 
Technology and drawings
   
6,758
     
3,121
     
6,741
     
2,804
 
Other intangibles
   
1,866
     
1,021
     
1,723
     
942
 
Total finite-lived intangible ass
ets
   
16,590
     
8,933
     
20,349
     
8,396
 
Goodwill
   
27,551
     
-
     
28,030
     
-
 
Trade names and trademarks
   
2,710
     
-
     
2,888
     
-
 
Total
  $
46,851
    $
8,933
    $
51,267
    $
8,396
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
was
$1.6
million,
$1.7
million and
$1.5
million in
2017,
2016
and
2015,
respectively. Amortization of these intangible assets for
2018
through
2022
is expected to approximate
$1.0
million per year.
 
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill during the years ended
December
 
31,
2017
and
2016
are as follows:
 
   
Goodwill
 
Balance at
December 31, 2015
  $
24,559
 
Acquisitions
   
5,187
 
Impairment
   
(1,800
)
Foreign currency
   
84
 
Balance at December 31, 201
6
   
28,030
 
Acquisitions
   
-
 
Impairment
   
(925
)
Foreign currency
   
446
 
Balance at December 31, 201
7
  $
27,551
 
 
The decreasing
demand for barge pumps for the marine transportation market, driven by low oil prices and overcapacity of inland barges, has continued to negatively affect the Bayou City Pump Company (“Bayou”) reporting unit, leading management to reconsider its estimates for future profitability of this reporting unit prior to the
October 1
annual goodwill impairment testing date in
2017
and thereby increasing the likelihood that the associated goodwill and other intangible assets could be impaired. As such, the Company performed an interim discounted cash flow analysis to test for potential impairment of goodwill pursuant to ASC
350.
As a result of this impairment test, the Company concluded that the goodwill was impaired and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of
$0.9
million which represented the full remaining amount of Bayou’s goodwill. This impairment charge is included in Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
 
For
201
7,
the Company used a quantitative analysis for the annual goodwill impairment testing as of
October 1
for its National Pump Company (“National”) reporting unit. The fair value for this reporting unit was estimated using a discounted cash flow model, which considered forecasted cash flows discounted at an estimated weighted-average cost of capital. The forecasted cash flows were based on the Company’s long-term operating plan and a terminal value was used to estimate the cash flows beyond the period covered by the operating plan. The weighted-average cost of capital is an estimate of the overall after-tax rate of return required by equity and debt market holders of a business enterprise. These analyses require the exercise of significant judgments, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates and the timing of expected future cash flows. Sensitivity analyses were performed around these assumptions in order to assess the reasonableness of the assumptions and the resulting estimated fair values.
 
The resul
t of this goodwill impairment test indicated that
no
impairment existed at National. The Company’s annual impairment analysis performed as of
October 1, 2017
concluded that National’s fair value exceeded its carrying value by approximately
7%.
A sensitivity analysis was performed for the National reporting unit, assuming a hypothetical
50
basis point decrease in the expected long-term growth rate or a hypothetical
50
basis point increase in the weighted average cost of capital, and both scenarios independently yielded an estimated fair value for the National reporting unit slightly above carrying value. If recently depressed U.S. agricultural conditions continue for an extended time, this market’s related growth and profitability assumptions
may
reduce National’s indicated fair value to require a potential future impairment charge. Goodwill relating to the National reporting unit represents
3%
of the Company’s
December 31, 2017
total assets.
 
For
201
7,
for all other reporting units, the Company used a qualitative analysis for goodwill impairment testing as of
October 1.
This qualitative assessment included consideration of current industry and market conditions and circumstances as well as any mitigating factors that would most affect the fair value of the Company and these reporting units. Based on the assessment and consideration of the totality of the facts and circumstances, including the business environment in the
fourth
quarter of
2017,
the Company determined that it was
not
more likely than
not
that the fair value of the Company or these reporting units is less than their respective carrying amounts. As such,
no
goodwill impairments for these reporting units were recorded for the year ended
December 31, 2017.
 
Other indefinite-
lived intangible assets primarily consist of trademarks and trade names. The fair value of these assets is also tested annually for impairment as of
October 
1,
or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there
may
be a possible permanent loss of value. The fair value of these assets is determined using a royalty relief methodology similar to that employed when the associated assets were acquired, but using updated estimates of future sales, cash flows and profitability. For
2017
and
2016
the fair value of all indefinite lived intangible assets exceeded the respective carrying values.
 
Finite
-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount
may
not
be recovered through future net cash flows generated by the assets. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future net undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by such assets. Based upon our fiscal
2017
and
2016
quantitative and qualitative impairment analyses, except for Bayou’s customer relationship intangible asset and the risk related to National’s indicated fair value, the Company was
not
aware of any events or changes in circumstances that indicate the carrying value of its finite-lived intangible assets
may
not
be recoverable. In
2017,
due primarily to the continued decreased demand for barge pumps for the marine transportation market driven by low oil prices and overcapacity of inland barges, the Company performed a recoverability test related to Bayou’s customer relationship intangible asset pursuant to ASC
360.
As a result of the recoverability test, Bayou recorded a pre-tax non-cash customer relationship impairment charge of
$3.2
million, which represented the full amount of Bayou’s customer relationships. The impairment charge is included in Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.