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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Aug. 26, 2012
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 6: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        The Company performs an annual assessment of its goodwill for impairment as of the beginning of the fiscal fourth quarter. The Company also assesses its goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable from future cash flows.

        The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended August 26, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of November 27, 2011

  $ 361,026  

Additions due to acquisition of Comfort Revolution

    357  

Increase due to foreign currency translation

    1,922  
       

Balance as of August 26, 2012

  $ 363,305  
       

        The Company's intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 
  August 26, 2012   November 27, 2011    
 
 
  Gross Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Carrying
Amount
  Gross Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Carrying
Amount
  Weighted
Average
Useful Life
 

Licenses

  $ 4,617   $ (3,716 ) $ 901   $ 4,617   $ (3,501 ) $ 1,116     15.0  

Trademarks

    3,100         3,100                 11.5  

Intellectual property

    3,300         3,300                 9.5  

Customer relationships

    8,700         8,700                 10.5  
                                 

Total intangible assets

  $ 19,717   $ (3,716 ) $ 16,001   $ 4,617   $ (3,501 ) $ 1,116     11.5  
                                 

        Intangible assets with determinable lives are amortized using a straight-line method. Costs to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset are expensed as incurred. During each of the three and nine months ended August 26, 2012 and August 28, 2011, the Company recognized amortization expense associated with intangibles of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, for both fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010. The Company expects to recognize amortization expense relating to these intangibles of $0.7 million for the remainder of 2012, $1.7 million in 2013, $1.7 million in 2014, $1.7 million in 2015, $1.4 million in 2016 and $8.6 million thereafter.