Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

(4) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Corporation has goodwill of $21,582 primarily from an acquisition completed in 2007. The Corporation assesses goodwill for impairment annually and more frequently in certain circumstances. Goodwill is assessed using the Bank as the reporting unit. The Corporation considers several methodologies in determining the fair value of the reporting unit, including the discounted estimated future net cash flows, price to tangible book value, and core deposit premium values. Primary reliance is placed on the discounted estimated future net cash flow approach. The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Corporation subsidiary include: (a) cash flow period of 5 years; (b) capitalization rate of 10.0%; and (c) a discount rate of 13.0%, which is based on the Corporation’s average cost of capital adjusted for the risk associated with its operations. A variance in these assumptions could have a significant effect on the determination of goodwill impairment. The Corporation cannot predict the occurrences of certain future events that might adversely affect the reported value of goodwill. Such events include, but are not limited to, strategic decisions in response to economic and competitive conditions, the effect of the economic environment on the Corporation’s customer base or a material negative change in the relationship with significant customers.

Core deposit intangibles are amortized over their estimated useful life of 10 years. A summary of core deposit intangible assets follows:


	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$	1,367	$	1,367
Less: accumulated amortization		738		636

Carrying value of core deposit intangibles	$	629	$	731

- 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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