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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

                                                         
    Weighted
Average
Life at
1/31/12
    January 31, 2012     January 31, 2011  
    Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
    Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
 
          (in thousands)                 (in thousands)  

Goodwill

          $ 4,320                     $ 4,320                  
           

 

 

                   

 

 

                 

Proprietary rights

    8.4     $ 3,532     $ (1,347   $ 2,185     $ 3,523     $ (1,101   $ 2,422  

Customer relationships

    6.1       2,387       (572     1,815       2,396       (274     2,122  

Patents

    6.1       719       (172     547       721       (82     639  

Trade name

    6.1       196       (47     149       197       (22     175  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortizable intangible assets

          $ 6,834     $ (2,138   $ 4,696     $ 6,837     $ (1,479   $ 5,358  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

In December 2007, the Company acquired all intellectual proprietary rights related to the source controller software utilized in the Seamap GunLink product line from Tanglesolve Instrumentation Ltd. (Tanglesolve) for £1,400,000 (approximately $2,784,000). This software had been developed by Tanglesolve under a cooperation agreement with Seamap. The acquired proprietary rights were assigned a life of 12.5 years, which equates to the remaining life of the GunLink design, as the software is an integral part of the design.

Aggregate amortization expense was $671,000, $637,000 and $253,000 for the years ended January 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of January 31, 2012, future estimated amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets is estimated to be (in thousands):

 

         

For fiscal years ending January 31,:

       

2013

  $ 671  

2014

    671  

2015

    671  

2016

    671  

2017

    671  

Thereafter

    1,341  
   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,696  
   

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2012, the Company had goodwill of $4,320,000. No impairment has been recorded against the goodwill account.