Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of businesses and is not amortized. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise, using a fair-value-based test that compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. The carrying value of goodwill as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $44,438,000 and $40,183,000, respectively.

The changes in the carrying values of goodwill by reportable operating segment, as described in Note 14 herein, were as follows:



	Reportable Segments
	Housekeeping		Dietary		Total
December 31, 2013	$	38,122,000	$	2,061,000	$	40,183,000
Adjustment to purchase price allocation	4,255,000		—		4,255,000
December 31, 2014	$	42,377,000	$	2,061,000	$	44,438,000

The cost of intangible assets is based on fair values at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets with determinable lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life (between 7 and 10 years).

The following table sets forth the amounts of our identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization, which were acquired in acquisitions.



	December 31,
	2014		2013
Customer relationships	$	35,781,000	$	35,481,000
Non-compete agreements	800,000		800,000
Total other intangibles, gross	36,581,000		36,281,000
Less accumulated amortization	16,232,000		12,909,000
Other intangibles, net	$	20,349,000	$	23,372,000

The customer relationships and non-compete agreements have a weighted-average amortization period of eight years. As of December 31, 2014, the Company's non-compete agreements have been fully amortized.

The following table sets forth the estimated amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization for the following five fiscal years:



Period/Year	Customer Relationships		Total
2015	$	3,241,000	$	3,241,000
2016	2,698,000		2,698,000
2017	2,427,000		2,427,000
2018	2,328,000		2,328,000
2019	2,130,000		2,130,000
Thereafter	7,525,000		7,525,000

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $3,323,000, $2,831,000 and $2,169,000, respectively.

- Definition

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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