Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table shows the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31:



	2011			2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	434,699		$	440,950
Goodwill acquired	15,425			7,778
Goodwill disposed	—			(12,952		)
Foreign currency translation	(2,381		)	(1,077		)
Balance at year end	$	447,743		$	434,699

Goodwill and indefinite-lived assets are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter. The Company completed its impairment review and determined that, through December 31, 2011, there had been no impairment of these assets.

The components of other intangible assets as of December 31 are as follows:



	2011					2010
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	95,203	$	(18,735	)	$	80,674	$	(15,968	)
Proven technology and patents	41,643		(25,174		)	36,262		(22,298		)
Tradename (finite life)	3,995		(1,072		)	2,420		(760		)
Tradename (indefinite life)	25,033		—			23,634		—
Other	743		(226		)	510		(102		)
	$	166,617	$	(45,207	)	$	143,500	$	(39,128	)

The Company recognized amortization expense associated with the above intangible assets of $6.8 million, $6.2 million and $4.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The annual aggregate amortization expense based on the current balance of other intangible assets is estimated at $7.3 million for 2012, $5.9 million for 2013, $5.7 million for 2014, $5.1 million for 2015 and $4.9 million for 2016. The finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 5 to 45 years. The straight-line method of amortization reflects an appropriate allocation of the cost of the intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained by the Company in each reporting period. Purchased intangibles amortization was $4.1 million, $3.7 million and $2.7 million, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

In addition to the above amortization, the Company recorded amortization expense associated with capitalized software of $10.8 million, $8.6 million and $7.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

- 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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