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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net

Changes in the carrying values of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2012, by segment, were as follows (in millions):

	Segment
	Electrical		Power		Total
Balance December 31, 2011	$	453.0	$	274.3	$	727.3
Acquisitions		20.3		-		20.3
Translation adjustments		0.3		(1.2)		(0.9)
Balance June 30, 2012	$	473.6	$	273.1	$	746.7

In 2012, the Company completed the acquisitions of TayMac and Cableform for $42.1 million and $10.9 million, respectively, net of cash received. These acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations and have resulted in the recognition of $20.3 million of goodwill. See also Note 2 – Business Acquisitions.

The Company performs its goodwill impairment testing as of April 1st of each year, unless circumstances dictate the need for more frequent assessments. Goodwill impairment testing involves a two step process. Step 1 compares the fair value of the Company's reporting units to their carrying values. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, no further analysis is necessary. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, Step 2 must be completed to quantify the amount of impairment. In 2011, the FASB amended its goodwill guidance by providing entities an option to use a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment. The Company elected to bypass the qualitative assessment option for its 2012 goodwill impairment testing and proceeded directly to Step 1 of the two step impairment process; however the Company may elect to use the qualitative assessment option in future years.

Goodwill impairment testing requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. Significant judgments required to estimate the fair value of reporting units include estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. The Company uses internal discounted cash flow estimates to determine fair value. These cash flow estimates are derived from historical experience and future long-term business plans and the application of an appropriate discount rate. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company's estimated aggregate fair value of its reporting units is compared to the Company's market capitalization on the valuation date to assess its reasonableness.

As of April 1, 2012, the impairment testing resulted in implied fair values for each reporting unit that exceeded the reporting unit's carrying value, including goodwill. The Company did not have any reporting units at risk of failing Step 1 of the impairment test as the excess of the estimated fair value over carrying value (expressed as a percentage of carrying value) ranged from approximately 75% to approximately 320% for the respective reporting units. Additionally, the Company did not have any reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts.

The carrying value of other intangible assets included in Intangible assets, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
			Accumulated				Accumulated
	Gross Amount		Amortization		Gross Amount		Amortization
Definite-lived:
Patents, tradenames and trademarks	$	96.5	$	(20.8)	$	86.6	$	(19.0)
Customer/Agent relationships and other		205.1		(53.3)		192.3		(46.5)
Total		301.6		(74.1)		278.9		(65.5)
Indefinite-lived:
Tradenames and other		56.1		-		56.1		-
Total	$	357.7	$	(74.1)	$	335.0	$	(65.5)

Amortization expense associated with these definite-lived intangible assets was $8.8 million and $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Future amortization expense associated with these intangible assets is expected to be $8.7 million for the remainder of 2012, $17.5 million in 2013, $16.8 million in 2014, $15.2 million in 2015, $14.5 million in 2016 and $13.4 million in 2017.

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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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