Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 6 INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets were as follows:

(In thousands)	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Developed technology, net of accumulated amortization of $9,010 and $6,903 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	$	51,672	$	51,159
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $22,053 and $16,500 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively		57,117		61,609
In-process research and development, net of accumulated amortization of $19 and $0 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011		9,986		10,057
Other, net of accumulated amortization of $4,456 and $1,996 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively		3,460		5,507
		122,235		128,332
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Trademarks and trade names		22,840		22,240
Intangible assets, net	$	145,075	$	150,572

Developed technology is amortized on a straight line basis over 10 to 20 years, depending on the life of the product technology. Intangible assets related to customer relationships are primarily amortized over a period of up to 10 years on an accelerated basis. In-process research and development is amortized on a straight line basis over the product’s estimated useful life upon completion of the technology. Other intangible assets include acquired backlog, product trademarks and trade names, non-competition agreements and defensible assets. With the exception of product trademarks and trade names, such assets are amortized on a straight line basis over a period of three months to 10 years, depending on the asset. Trademarks and trade names associated with products are amortized on a straight line basis over the estimated remaining life of the product technology, which ranges from 10 to 20 years. Trademarks and trade names associated with a business have indefinite lives and are not amortized.

Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled $5.0 million and $10.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $0.8 million and $1.5 million for the three and six months ended July 2, 2011, respectively.

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for future fiscal years is as follows:

(In thousands)	Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense
2012 (remaining)	$	9,090
2013		15,843
2014		15,492
2015		13,972
2016		11,623
Thereafter		46,953
	$	112,973

The Company has excluded $9.3 million of amortization expense related to certain in-process research and development projects from the table above, as it was uncertain as of June 30, 2012 when the technology will be completed and when the amortization will begin.