Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets consist primarily of existing technology, patent license and non-competition agreements acquired in business combinations. Acquired intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the respective estimated useful lives of the assets.

The carrying values of intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):



				March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
	Estimated Lives	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
Existing technology	7 years	$	1,910	$	(978	)	$	932	$	(909	)	$	1,001
Patent license	14 years	1,388		(347		)	1,041		(323		)	1,065
Non-competition agreements and other	3 years	171		(143		)	28		(138		)	33
Total intangibles subject to amortization		$	3,469	$	(1,468	)	2,001		$	(1,370	)	2,099
Intangible assets not subject to amortization							295					295
Total intangible assets, net							$	2,296				$	2,394

Intangibles amortization expense was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

As of March 31, 2014, the Company expects amortization expense in future periods to be as follows (in thousands):



Remainder of 2014	$	294
2015	386
2016	373
2017	282
2018	100
2019 and thereafter	566
Total expected future amortization expense	$	2,001

Goodwill, which is not subject to amortization, totaled $0.3 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

- 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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