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Acquired Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Intangible Asset Description [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 6 Acquired Intangible Assets The Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with FASB ASC 350, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“ASC 350”), which requires that intangibles with indefinite useful lives be tested annually for impairment and those with finite useful lives be amortized over their useful lives. In January 2012, the Company acquired the assets of Waste Reduction Consultants, Inc. (“WRC”), and recorded intangible assets of $3,183,000 for the customer list, $261,000 for two non-compete agreements and software of $234,000. Details of the Company’s intangible assets are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
|  | Gross Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Gross Carrying |  | Accumulated
(In thousands) |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Amortization
Assets eligible for amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Lists |  | $ | 3,933 |  | $ | (1,015 | ) |  | $ | 750 |  | $ | (589 | )
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 261 |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Software |  |  | 234 |  |  | (78 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 500 |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill1 |  |  | 11,817 |  |  | (227 | ) |  |  | 7,698 |  |  | (227 | )
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 16,745 |  | $ | (1,398 | ) |  | $ | 8,448 |  | $ | (816 | )
| 1 | Amortization through December 31, 2001 prior to adoption of FASB ASC 350.
The customer lists are amortized over seven and ten years; the non-compete agreements over five years; software over three years and other intangible assets over fifteen years. Amortization of intangible assets amounted to $581,000, $107,000 and $107,000 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Estimated future amortization of intangibles is as follows: $535,000 in 2013, $482,000 in 2014, $404,000 in 2015 and $404,000 in 2016 and $352,000 in 2017.

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658586&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658586&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658586&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
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