Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Note 8—Goodwill and other intangible assets:

Goodwill. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the past three years by operating segment are presented in the table below. Goodwill acquired in 2011 relates to the acquisition of an ergonomic components product business included in our Components Products Segment, see Note 3.


	Operating segment
	Chemicals		Component Products			Total
	(In millions)
Goodwill at December 31, 2008	$	359.0	$	37.8		$	396.8
Changes in foreign exchange rates		—		.1			.1

Balance at December 31, 2009		359.0		37.9			396.9
Changes in foreign exchange rates		—		.5			.5

Balance at December 31, 2010		359.0		38.4			397.4
Changes in foreign exchange rates		—		(.4	)		(.4	)
Goodwill acquired		—		3.1			3.1

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	359.0	$	41.1		$	400.1

We have assigned goodwill to each of our reporting units (as that term is defined in ASC Topic 350-20-20, Goodwill) which corresponds to our operating segments. Substantially all of our goodwill related to our Chemicals Segment was generated prior to 2009 from our various step acquisitions of NL and Kronos, as goodwill was determined prior to the adoption of the equity transaction framework provisions of ASC Topic 810. Substantially all of the net goodwill related to the Component Products Segment was generated from CompX's acquisitions of certain business units and the step acquisitions of CompX. The Component Products Segment goodwill is assigned to the three reporting units within that operating segment: security products, furniture, and marine components. We test for goodwill impairment at the reporting unit level. In determining the estimated fair value of the reporting units, we use appropriate valuation techniques, such as discounted cash flows and, with respect to our Chemicals Segment, we consider quoted market prices, a Level 1 input, while discounted cash flows are a Level 3 input. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment charge is recorded.

In accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 350-20-35, we review goodwill for each of our four reporting units for impairment during the third quarter of each year or when circumstances arise that indicate an impairment might be present. If the fair value of an evaluated asset is less than its book value, the asset is written down to fair value. Our 2009, 2010 and 2011 annual impairment reviews of goodwill indicated no impairments. Prior to 2009, we recorded a $10.1 million goodwill impairment in our Component Products Segment. Our consolidated gross goodwill at December 31, 2011 is $410.2 million.

Other intangible assets.

Intangible assets were $.8 million and $2.1 million at December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense was $.5 million, $.6 million and $.5 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The increase in intangible assets in 2011 is also related to the acquisition of the ergonomic component products business mentioned above, see Note 3. Estimated aggregate intangible asset amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:


2012	$	.6 million
2013		.4 million
2014		.2 million
2015		.2 million
2016		.1 million

- 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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