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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

 

 

Publishing

and Retail

Services

 

 

Variable

Print

 

 

Strategic

Services

 

 

International

 

 

Total

 

Net book value as of January 1, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

$

688.0

 

 

$

1,638.8

 

 

$

1,007.5

 

 

$

1,286.4

 

 

$

4,620.7

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(669.9

)

 

 

(1,105.2

)

 

 

(243.4

)

 

 

(1,165.8

)

 

 

(3,184.3

)

Total

 

18.1

 

 

 

533.6

 

 

 

764.1

 

 

 

120.6

 

 

 

1,436.4

 

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Net book value as of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

688.0

 

 

 

1,638.6

 

 

 

1,005.4

 

 

 

1,275.9

 

 

 

4,607.9

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(669.9

)

 

 

(1,105.2

)

 

 

(243.5

)

 

 

(1,153.0

)

 

 

(3,171.6

)

Total

 

18.1

 

 

 

533.4

 

 

 

761.9

 

 

 

122.9

 

 

 

1,436.3

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

276.2

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

20.5

 

 

 

300.1

 

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

 

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(10.8

)

 

 

(11.7

)

Impairment charges

 

(18.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18.1

)

Net book value as of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

688.0

 

 

 

1,914.1

 

 

 

987.5

 

 

 

1,213.9

 

 

 

4,803.5

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(688.0

)

 

 

(1,105.2

)

 

 

(222.4

)

 

 

(1,081.3

)

 

 

(3,096.9

)

Total

$

 

 

$

808.9

 

 

$

765.1

 

 

$

132.6

 

 

$

1,706.6

 

 

 

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recorded non-cash charges of $18.1 million to reflect impairment of goodwill. See Note 3 for further discussion regarding this impairment charge.

The components of other intangible assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Net Book

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Net Book

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

$

865.6

 

 

$

(498.0

)

 

$

367.6

 

 

$

728.8

 

 

$

(448.5

)

 

$

280.3

 

Patents

 

98.3

 

 

 

(98.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

98.3

 

 

 

(98.3

)

 

 

 

Trademarks, licenses and agreements

 

31.5

 

 

 

(29.7

)

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

31.4

 

 

 

(28.2

)

 

 

3.2

 

Trade names

 

43.1

 

 

 

(15.6

)

 

 

27.5

 

 

 

27.1

 

 

 

(12.8

)

 

 

14.3

 

Total amortizable other intangible assets

 

1,038.5

 

 

 

(641.6

)

 

 

396.9

 

 

 

885.6

 

 

 

(587.8

)

 

 

297.8

 

Indefinite-lived trade names

 

26.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.8

 

 

 

18.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.1

 

Total other intangible assets

$

1,065.3

 

 

$

(641.6

)

 

$

423.7

 

 

$

903.7

 

 

$

(587.8

)

 

$

315.9

 

  

 

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $7.8 million, $4.1 million and $1.7 million related to the impairment of acquired customer relationship intangible assets in the Canada reporting unit within the International segment, the commercial and digital print reporting unit within the Variable Print segment and the financial reporting unit within the Strategic Services segment, respectively.  During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company also recorded non-cash charges of $1.4 million to reflect the impairment of trade names in the commercial and digital print reporting unit within the Variable Print segment as a result of facility closures. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded non-cash charges of $3.3 million to reflect the impairment of acquired customer relationships within the financial reporting unit within the Strategic Services segment. See Note 3 for further discussion regarding these impairment charges.

The Company recorded additions to other intangible assets of $205.0 million for acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2014, the components of which were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

Amount

 

 

Weighted

Average

Amortization Period

 

Customer relationships

$

178.2

 

 

 

9.7

 

Trade names (amortizable)

 

17.8

 

 

 

10.0

 

Trade names (indefinite-lived)

 

8.7

 

 

n/a

 

Non-compete agreements

 

0.3

 

 

 

3.0

 

Total additions

$

205.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $78.1 million, $64.0 million and $87.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table outlines the estimated annual amortization expense related to other intangible assets as of December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

Amount

 

2015

$

74.4

 

2016

 

56.6

 

2017

 

50.4

 

2018

 

45.2

 

2019

 

41.7

 

2020 and thereafter

 

128.6

 

Total

$

396.9