GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

(6) GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in goodwill included in the core banking segment during the years ending December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	2011		2010
Beginning of year	$	9,872,375	$	9,872,375
Acquired goodwill		12,111,242		-
End of year	$	21,983,617	$	9,872,375

Impairment exists when a reporting unit's carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value, which is determined through a two-step impairment test. Step one includes the determination of the carrying value of the reporting unit, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, and estimating the fair value of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we are required to perform a second step to the impairment test. The Corporation performed Step one of the two-step impairment test and determined that goodwill was not impaired.

Acquired intangible assets were as follows at December 31, 2011 and 2010:

	At December 31, 2011				At December 31, 2010
	Balance Acquired		Accumulated Amortization		Balance Acquired		Accumulated Amortization
Core deposit intangibles (1)	$	3,819,798	$	1,213,118	$	1,174,272	$	674,141
Other customer relationship intangibles		6,063,423		2,479,563		6,133,116		1,977,347
Total	$	9,883,221	$	3,692,681	$	7,307,388	$	2,651,488

Aggregate amortization expense was $1,041,193, $730,894 and $933,305 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The remaining estimated aggregate amortization expense at December 31, 2011 is listed below:

Year	Estimated Expense
2012	$	1,046,720
2013		876,524
2014		777,801
2015		681,176
2016		607,713
2017 and thereafter		2,200,606
Total	$	6,190,540

- 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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