GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill was $95,645 as of March 31, 2016, and $40,442 as of September 30, 2015. The increase in goodwill was due to $54,405 in goodwill related to the acquisition of NexPlanar and $798 in foreign exchange fluctuations of the New Taiwan dollar.

The components of other intangible assets are as follows:

	March 31, 2016				September 30, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Product technology	$	41,117	$	10,010	$	8,053	$	7,490
Acquired patents and licenses		8,270		8,000		8,270		7,845
Trade secrets and know-how		2,550		2,550		2,550		2,550
Customer relationships, distribution rights and other		27,620		10,530		11,392		9,005

Total other intangible assets subject to amortization		79,557		31,090		30,265		26,890

In-process technology		12,000				-
Other indefinite-lived intangibles*		1,190				1,190
Total other intangible assets not subject to amortization		13,190				1,190

Total other intangible assets	$	92,747	$	31,090	$	31,455	$	26,890

*Other indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization consist primarily of trade names.

As discussed in Note 2, we recorded $61,000 of intangible assets related to our acquisition of NexPlanar. The allocation of that amount into the various categories of intangible assets, as well as the useful lives we have established, are discussed in Note 2.

Amortization expense on our other intangible assets was $2,138 and $3,954 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 respectively, and was $582 and $1,175 for the three and six months ended and March 31, 2015, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization Expense
Remainder of 2016	$	4,024
2017		7,529
2018		6,870
2019		6,453
2020		6,448

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist, using a fair-value-based approach. The recoverability of goodwill is measured at the reporting unit level, which is defined as either an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. An entity has the option to assess the fair value of a reporting unit either using a qualitative analysis ("step zero") or a discounted cash flow analysis ("step one"). Similarly, an entity has the option to use a step zero or a step one approach to determine the recoverability of indefinite-lived intangible assets. In fiscal 2015, we chose to use a step one analysis for both goodwill impairment and for indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment.

We completed our annual impairment test during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 and concluded that no impairment existed. There were no indicators of potential impairment during the quarter ended March 31, 2016, so it was not necessary to perform an impairment review for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets during the quarter. There have been no cumulative impairment charges recorded on the goodwill for any of our reporting units.

- 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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