Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block]

Other assets at September 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 consisted of the following:



	September 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Investment in Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc.	$	2,500	$	2,500
Investment in InTouch Technologies, Inc.	8,001		8,001
	$	10,501	$	10,501

Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Other Assets

Goodwill

The carrying amount of the Company's goodwill at September 27, 2014 is $48.8 million, of which $41.1 million resulted from the acquisition of Evolution Robotics, Inc. in October 2012 and was assigned to the home robots reporting unit. $7.7 million resulted from the acquisition of Nekton Research, LLC completed in September 2008 and was assigned to the defense and security reporting unit.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets include the value assigned to completed technology, research contracts, and a trade name. The estimated useful lives for all of these intangible assets are two to ten years. The intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis, which is consistent with the pattern that the economic benefits of the intangible assets are expected to be utilized.

Intangible assets at September 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 consisted of the following:



	September 27, 2014								December 28, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Impairment Loss		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Impairment Loss		Net
	(In thousands)
Completed technology	$	30,600	$	8,826	1,788		$	19,986	$	30,600	$	6,202	1,788		$	22,610
Research contracts	100		100		—		—		100		100		—		—
Tradename	800		767		—		33		800		742		—		58
Total	$	31,500	$	9,693	$	1,788	$	20,019	$	31,500	$	7,044	$	1,788	$	22,668

Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was $2.7 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense is expected to be as follows:



	(In thousands)
Remainder of 2014	$	873
2015	3,482
2016	3,457
2017	3,457
2018	3,457
Thereafter	5,293
Total	$	20,019

- 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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