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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES


The following table provides changes in carrying value of goodwill by segment through the year ended September 30, 2011:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30,
2009

 

Goodwill from
2010
acquisitions

 

Other
adjustments
including
currency
translations

 

At September 30,
2010

 

Other
adjustments
including
currency
translations

 

At September 30,
2011

 


 












 

Home & Building Products**

 

$

 

$

264,592

 

$

 

$

264,592

 

$

 

$

264,592

 

Telephonics

 

 

18,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,545

 

 

 

 

18,545

 

Plastics

 

 

79,112

 

 

 

 

(1,500

)

 

77,612

 

 

(3,416

)

 

74,196

 

 

 


















 

Total

 

$

97,657

 

$

264,592

 

$

(1,500

)

$

360,749

 

$

(3,416

)

$

357,333

 

 

 


















 


**During 2011, acquisition date Goodwill was increased $3,528, due to the prospective federal consolidated tax reporting of ATT and GFF, and accounting for the completion of ATT’s 2010 federal tax return, and finalization of certain accrual and fixed asset valuations.


The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2010

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 


Accumulated
Amortization

 

Average
Life
(Years)

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 


Accumulated
Amortization

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

$

155,602

 

$

13,862

 

 

25

 

$

155,798

 

$

6,477

 

Unpatented technology

 

 

6,534

 

 

1,749

 

 

11

 

 

8,154

 

 

1,144

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Total amortizable intangible assets

 

 

162,136

 

 

15,611

 

 

 

 

 

163,952

 

 

7,621

 

Trademarks

 

 

76,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,680

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Total intangible assets

 

$

238,800

 

$

15,611

 

 

 

 

$

240,632

 

$

7,621

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 


An unpatented intangible assets with a gross carrying value of $5,958 at October 1, 2009 was reclassified from indefinite lived to amortizable, as information became available that allowed a useful life to be determined; the intangible asset is being amortized over 10 years, its estimated useful life, with effect from October 1, 2009.


Amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization was $7,867, $1,987 and $1,427 for the years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for each of the next five years, based on current intangible balances and classifications, is estimated as follows: 2012 - $7,654; 2013 - $7,467; 2014 - $7,234; 2015 - $7,061 and 2016 - $6,888.