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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

11.       Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

The company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis during the second quarter. The company’s reporting units are its operating segments. If circumstances change significantly, the company would also test a reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment during interim periods between its annual tests. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, the company completed its annual test for goodwill impairment. Based on this testing, no adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill was necessary. There has been no impairment of goodwill since the adoption of FASB guidance for goodwill and other intangibles on January 1, 2002.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for each of the company’s reportable segments during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning &

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions)

 

Sanitizing

 

Services

 

Total

 

Intl

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning goodwill as of December 31, 2010

 

$

454.4

 

$

50.5

 

$

504.9

 

$

824.4

 

$

1,329.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business acquisitions (a)

 

89.2

 

 

89.2

 

3.3

 

92.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

82.2

 

82.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending goodwill as of as of September 30, 2011

 

$

543.6

 

$

50.5

 

$

594.1

 

$

909.9

 

$

1,504.0

 

 

 

(a) For 2011, goodwill related to businesses acquired of $89.2 million is expected to be tax deductible.

 

The company’s other intangible assets primarily include customer relationships, trademarks, patents and other technology. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic lives. Total amortization expense related to other intangible assets during the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $13.7 million and $10.2 million, respectively. Total amortization expense related to other intangible assets during the first nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $39.0 million and $30.4 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, future estimated amortization expense related to amortizable other identifiable intangible assets will be:

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011 (Remainder: three-month period)

 

$

13

 

2012

 

54

 

2013

 

53

 

2014

 

42

 

2015

 

37