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INTANGIBLES AND OTHER ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Intangibles and Other Assets [Abstract]  
Intangibles And Other Assets [Text Block]
INTANGIBLES AND OTHER ASSETS
Long-lived intangible assets and other assets consisted of the following:
 
 
Dollars in Thousands
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
Intangibles—acquired technology
$
6,535

 
$
911

 
$
5,624

 
$
6,535

 
$

 
$
6,535

Intangibles—assay royalties
1,434

 
205

 
1,229

 
1,434

 

 
1,434

Intangibles—third party payor relationships
367

 

 
367

 
367

 

 
367

Intangibles—tradenames and trademarks
344

 
49

 
295

 
344

 

 
344

Patents
703

 
267

 
436

 
511

 
245

 
266

Intellectual property
20

 
5

 
15

 
290

 
274

 
16

 
$
9,403

 
$
1,437

 
$
7,966

 
$
9,481

 
$
519

 
$
8,962

 
 
 
 
Estimated Useful Life
Intellectual property
10 years
Patents
7 years
Intangibles—acquired technology
7 – 8 years
Intangibles—third party payor relationships
Indefinite
Intangibles—assay royalties
7 years
Intangibles—tradenames and trademarks
7 years
Other assets include U.S. security deposits and deferred tax assets, net of applicable valuation allowances.
Amortization expense for intangible assets was $1.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2011 and less than $0.1 million during each of the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. Amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to be $1.2 million in each of the years 2012 through 2017.