Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

2. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):


Balance December 31, 2011	$	359,688
Foreign currency translation		(316	)

Balance June 30, 2012	$	359,372

A summary of our other intangible assets, with finite lives, which include primarily non-competition agreements and customer relationships, is as follows (in thousands):


	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Gross	$	18,462		$	17,862
Accumulated amortization		(11,543	)		(9,708	)

Net	$	6,919		$	8,154

Other intangible assets, with indefinite lives, are as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,
	2012		2011
Trademarks	$	1,875	$	1,800

Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011
Amortization expense	$	1,808	$	2,121

Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years based on the intangible assets at June 30, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):


Remainder of 2012	$	1,671
2013		3,274
2014		1,851
2015		70
2016		53

Total	$	6,919

- 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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