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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(3) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

A summary of the goodwill by segment and the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the Business Technology Client Group (“BT”), Technology Industry Client Group (“TI”), Marketing and Strategy Client Group (“M&S”) and Events segments is as follows (in thousands):

 

                                         
    BT     TI     M&S     Events     Total  

Balance, December 31, 2009

  $ 22,324     $ 24,782     $ 19,292     $ 1,916     $ 68,314  

Translation adjustments

    (116     (129     (101     (10     (356
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

    22,208       24,653       19,191       1,906       67,958  

Acquisition

          3,695                   3,695  

Translation adjustments

    (36     (40     (31     (3     (110
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

  $ 22,172     $ 28,308     $ 19,160     $ 1,903     $ 71,543  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had no accumulated goodwill impairment losses.

A summary of Forrester’s intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

                         
    December 31, 2011  
    Gross           Net  
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount  

Amortizable intangible assets:

                       

Customer relationships

  $ 33,379     $ 24,925     $ 8,454  

Research content

    6,929       6,209       720  

Technology

    1,507       442       1,065  

Trademarks

    876       876        

Other

    328       250       78  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 43,019     $ 32,702     $ 10,317  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

                         
    December 31, 2010  
    Gross           Net  
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount  

Amortizable intangible assets:

                       

Customer relationships

  $ 30,478     $ 23,670     $ 6,808  

Research content

    6,060       5,727       333  

Technology

    1,507       229       1,278  

Trademarks

    876       876        

Other

    223       155       68  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 39,144     $ 30,657     $ 8,487  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was approximately $2.6 million, $3.6 million and $2.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets that will continue to be amortized is as follows (in thousands):

 

         

Year ending December 31, 2012

  $ 2,284  

Year ending December 31, 2013

    1,558  

Year ending December 31, 2014

    1,463  

Year ending December 31, 2015

    1,383  

Year ending December 31, 2016

    1,287  

Thereafter

    2,342  
   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 10,317