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Impairment Charge | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Impairment and Restructuring Charge | Impairment Charge Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The methods used to estimate fair value include the market approach (Level 2) and discounted cash flows (Level 3). The Company gives the greatest weight to the discounted cash flow method. The material estimates and assumptions used in the discounted cash flows method of determining fair value include: projected revenues, material costs and the rates of increase in payroll and other expenses. Projected future cash flows are discounted at a risk-free rate of return adjusted for various risk premiums. The Company conducted its periodic assessment of long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 and identified the need for an impairment charge in two of its reporting units that serve the solar equipment market. The assessment identified the need to record an impairment charge related to goodwill in the amount of $4.7 million, due primarily to the current supply / demand imbalance in the solar equipment market, the expectation that the market downturn will continue into 2013 and the decline in market value of shares of solar companies. The Company also recorded charges of $0.7 million in fiscal 2012 for impairment of assets related to license agreements with one of its technology partners. As a result of our technology partner's financial difficulties, their possible inability to service the product and insufficient revenues, management determined that the carrying value of the related assets is not recoverable. In Fiscal 2010, an impairment charge of $0.6 million had been recorded for the excess of carrying value over the fair value of all the licenses. The fair value of the licenses had been determined through estimates of the present value of future cash flows based upon the anticipated future use of the licenses.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for aggregate costs incurred during the period for restructuring, remediation, implementation, integration and asset impairment activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, could include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. This would also include disclosure of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. + References No definition available. + Details
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