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Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net

11.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net

The following table provides information related to the carrying value of all intangible assets, other than goodwill:

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Net

 

 

(Years)

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Net

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade Names

$

1,021.0

 

 

$

(254.9

)

 

$

766.1

 

 

3-20

 

$

1,025.8

 

 

$

(219.7

)

 

$

806.1

 

Customer Relationships

 

584.8

 

 

 

(281.9

)

 

 

302.9

 

 

15-20

 

 

584.8

 

 

 

(255.0

)

 

 

329.8

 

Patents/Formulas

 

211.4

 

 

 

(82.1

)

 

 

129.3

 

 

4-20

 

 

211.4

 

 

 

(73.0

)

 

 

138.4

 

Non-Compete Agreement

 

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

5-10

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.0

 

Total

$

1,817.2

 

 

$

(618.9

)

 

$

1,198.3

 

 

 

 

$

1,822.4

 

 

$

(548.1

)

 

$

1,274.3

 

 

Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets - Gross Carrying Amount  

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Trade Names

$

1,475.8

 

 

$

1,475.7

 

Intangible amortization expense was $24.4 and $25.2 for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Intangible amortization expense amounted to $73.4 and $65.5 for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The Company estimates that intangible amortization expense will be approximately $98.0 in 2020 and approximately $96.0 to $88.0 annually over the next five years.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company sold its PERL WEISS® toothpaste brand in Germany with a tradename net book value of $2.7 and corresponding goodwill of $1.3 for cash proceeds of $7.0.  The $3.0 gain associated with this transaction was recorded as a reduction of SG&A expense in the Consumer International segment.

Fair value for indefinite lived intangible assets was estimated based on a “relief from royalty” or “excess earnings” discounted cash flow method, which contains numerous variables that are subject to change as business conditions change, and therefore could impact fair values in the future.  The key assumptions used in determining fair value are sales growth, profitability margins, tax rates and discount rates. The Company determined that the fair value of all indefinite lived intangible assets for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019 exceeded their respective carrying values based upon the forecasted cash flows and profitability. However, in recent years the Company’s TROJAN business, specifically the condom category, has not grown and competition has increased resulting in a reduction in expected future cash flows.  As a result, the TROJAN business has experienced sales and profit declines that has eroded a portion of the excess between fair and carrying value, which could potentially result in an impairment of the tradename.  The carrying value of the TROJAN tradename is $176.4. As of December 31, 2019, fair value exceeded carrying value by 26%.  Key assumptions used in the projections include discount rates of 9.5% in the U.S. and 11.5% internationally, growth assumptions of 0% to 2% and an average royalty rate of approximately 10%.  This indefinite-lived intangible asset is susceptible to impairment risk. While management can and has implemented strategies to address the risk, including lowering the Company’s production costs, investing in new product ideas, and developing new creative advertising, significant changes in operating plans or adverse changes in the future could reduce the underlying cash flows used to estimate fair value.  This could result in a decline in fair value that could trigger a future impairment charge of the tradename.  The Company’s indefinite lived intangible impairment review is completed in the fourth quarter of each year.  

The Company has continued to experience a significant increase in consumer demand for many of its products that began in March of 2020, including VITAFUSION gummy vitamins, SIMPLY SALINE and STERIMAR nasal hygiene products, A&H baking soda, and A&H cat litter and KABOOM bathroom cleaners.  On the other hand, some other personal care brands have been negatively impacted by the temporary closures of certain non-essential retailers and the reduction of consumer foot traffic at retailers from which these brands derive a significant proportion of sales.  The Company’s WATERPIK business had been negatively impacted by the temporary closure of dental offices across the United States in the first half of the year but has recently had positive sales growth as dental offices have re-opened.  The Company is monitoring the impact the pandemic and the associated governmental response is having on its customers and consumer demand, as well as the potential impact on the Company’s short and long term cash flows as it relates to its intangible asset carrying values. 

In addition, the Company’s Passport Food Safety business, under pressure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and new competitive activities, is experiencing sales and profit declines due to closures of meat processing plants and decreased demand for its products that could result in an impairment of the associated tradename and other intangible assets. The assets have a current net book value of approximately $23.0 and are being amortized over their remaining weighted average life of 12 years.  The Company is implementing strategies to address the decline, however if unsuccessful, this decline could trigger a future impairment charge.

The carrying amount of goodwill is as follows:

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Specialty

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

International

 

 

Products

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

$

1,707.9

 

 

$

235.6

 

 

$

136.0

 

 

$

2,079.5

 

PERL WEISS divestiture

 

0.0

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

(1.3

)

Balance at September 30, 2020

$

1,707.9

 

 

$

234.3

 

 

$

136.0

 

 

$

2,078.2

 

 

The result of the Company’s annual goodwill impairment test, performed in the beginning of the second quarter of 2020, determined that the estimated fair value substantially exceeded the carrying values of all reporting units.  The determination of fair value contains numerous variables that are subject to change as business conditions change and therefore could impact fair value in the future.  The Company has never incurred a goodwill impairment charge.