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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

5.	GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

a. Goodwill

The following table summarizes the goodwill activity by segment for the six-month periods ended July 1, 2012 and July 3, 2011:

	Battery &		Communications		Discontinued
	Energy Products		Systems		Operations		Total

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	4,758	$	11,493	$	2,025	$	18,276

Effect of foreign currency translations		42		-		-		42

Balance at July 3, 2011		4,800		11,493		2,025		18,318

Effect of foreign currency translations		38		-		-		38

Balance at December 31, 2011		4,838		11,493		2,025		18,356

Effect of foreign currency translations		23		-		-		23

Balance at July 1, 2012	$	4,861	$	11,493	$	2,025	$	18,379

b. Intangible Assets

The composition of intangible assets was:

	July 1, 2012
			Accumulated
	Gross Assets		Amortization		Net

Trademarks	$	3,564	$	-	$	3,564
Patents and technology		4,497		3,574		923
Customer relationships		4,003		3,260		743
Distributor relationships		382		322		60
Non-compete agreements		397		397		-

Total intangible assets	$	12,843	$	7,553	$	5,290

	December 31, 2011
			Accumulated
	Gross Assets		Amortization		Net

Trademarks	$	3,563	$	-	$	3,563
Patents and technology		4,492		3,440		1,052
Customer relationships		3,993		3,143		850
Distributor relationships		378		310		68
Non-compete agreements		396		396		-

Total intangible assets	$	12,822	$	7,289	$	5,533

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $125 and $250 for the three- and six-month periods ended July 1, 2012, respectively, and $157 and $314 for the three- and six-month periods ended July 3, 2011, respectively.

The change in the cost value of total intangible assets from December 31, 2011 to July 1, 2012 is a result of the effect of foreign currency translations.

- 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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