Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2014 were as follows:



	Metals Segment			Plastics Segment		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014
Goodwill	$	116,533		$	12,973	$	129,506
Accumulated impairment losses	(60,217		)	—		(60,217		)
Balance as of January 1, 2014	56,316			12,973		69,289
Impairment charge	(56,160		)	—		(56,160		)
Currency valuation	(156		)	—		(156		)
Balance as of June 30, 2014
Goodwill	116,377			12,973		129,350
Accumulated impairment losses	(116,377		)	—		(116,377		)
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	—		$	12,973	$	12,973

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Company changed its goodwill testing date for both the Metals and Plastics reporting units from January 1 to December 1. Based on the December 1, 2013 test, the Company determined that there was no impairment of goodwill.

The positive sales trends in the Company's Metals segment that began at the end of the first quarter of 2014 did not continue throughout the second quarter. This resulted in financial results that were significantly lower than the financial results that were forecasted by the Company and used in the December 1, 2013 annual goodwill impairment analysis. The Company concluded that under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other," these unfavorable operating results could be indicators of impairment of its Metals reporting unit’s goodwill and, therefore, performed an interim impairment analysis as of May 31, 2014. Based on the guidance set forth in ASC 350 the Company performed the two-step quantitative analysis. Under the first step, the Company determined that the carrying value of the Metals reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value requiring the Company to perform the second step of the analysis. The second step of the analysis included allocating the calculated fair value (determined in the first step) of the Metals reporting unit to its assets and liabilities to determine an implied goodwill value. The result of the second step was that the goodwill of the Metals reporting unit was impaired and a $56,160 non-cash impairment charge ($26,300 of which is deductible for tax purposes) was recorded during the three-month period ended June 30, 2014 to eliminate the Metals reporting unit goodwill.

The fair value of the Metals reporting unit was estimated using a combination of an income approach, which estimates fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis using historical data, estimates of future cash flows and discount rates based on the view of a market participant, and a market approach, which estimates fair value using market multiples of various financial measures of comparable public companies. In selecting the appropriate assumptions, the Company considered: the selection of appropriate peer group companies; control premiums appropriate for acquisitions in the industry in which the Company competes; discount rates; terminal growth rates; short and long-term projections of future financial performance; and relative weighting of income and market approaches. The projections used in the determination of the Metals reporting unit’s fair value were based on estimates and assumptions that required significant judgment, and actual results may differ from assumed and estimated amounts. The impairment of the Metals reporting unit’s goodwill was primarily driven by the valuation effects of the continued divergence of the Metals reporting unit’s forecast versus its actual results. Specifically, in determining the fair value of the Metals reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, the Company decreased its long-term estimates of the reporting unit’s operating results and cash flows and included a Company specific risk premium of 1% into its discount rate of 13% to account for the unquantified risk that may still be present in the decreased forecast.

The valuation of goodwill for the second step of the goodwill impairment analysis is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement, which means that the valuation of the assets and liabilities reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets and liabilities.

The following table summarizes the components of intangible assets:



	June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	117,755	$	60,244	$	117,794	$	55,157
Non-compete agreements	3,888		3,735		3,888		3,569
Trade name	8,018		2,320		8,025		1,939
Developed technology	1,400		1,186		1,400		953
Total	$	131,061	$	67,485	$	131,107	$	61,618

Substantially all of the Company’s intangible assets were acquired as part of the acquisitions of Transtar on September 5, 2006 and Tube Supply on December 15, 2011.

For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the aggregate amortization expense was $2,921 and $2,955, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the aggregate amortization expense was $5,837 and $5,911, respectively.

The following is a summary of the estimated annual amortization expense for 2014 and each of the next 4 years:



2014	$	11,696
2015	10,930
2016	10,930
2017	8,907
2018	4,784

- 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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