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Goodwill & Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

(6) Goodwill & Intangibles

Goodwill

The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment testing for each reporting unit as of fiscal October month end or earlier if there is a triggering event or circumstance that indicates an impairment loss may have occurred. As of the October 27, 2019 testing date, the Company had $579.4 million of goodwill on its balance sheet. In 2019, the Company had seven reporting units. One of these reporting units, Water Quality, had no goodwill. The Company performed a qualitative analysis for each of the six remaining reporting units, which include Blücher, US Drains, Fluid Solutions-Europe, Fluid Solutions-Americas, Heating and Hot Water Solutions (“HHWS”) and APMEA. As a result of the qualitative analyses, the Company determined that the fair values of the reporting units were more likely than not greater than the carrying amounts. In 2019 and 2018, the Company did not need to proceed beyond the qualitative analysis, and no goodwill impairments were recorded.

In the third quarter of 2019, the Company completed an acquisition within the Americas segment resulting in $38.3 million of goodwill. The acquisition is not considered material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment are as follows:

December 31, 2019

Gross Balance

Accumulated Impairment Losses

Net Goodwill

Acquired

Foreign

Balance

During

Currency

Balance

Impairment

Balance

January 1,

the

Translation

December 31,

January 1,

Loss During

December 31,

2019

Period

and Other

2019

the Period

2019

(in millions)

Americas

438.1

38.3

0.4

476.8

(24.5)

—

(24.5)

452.3

Europe

243.7

—

(2.3)

241.4

(129.7)

—

(129.7)

111.7

APMEA

30.1

—

(0.1)

30.0

(12.9)

—

(12.9)

17.1

Total

711.9

38.3

(2.0)

748.2

(167.1)

—

(167.1)

581.1


	December 31, 2018
	Gross Balance								Accumulated Impairment Losses						Net Goodwill
			Acquired		Foreign
	Balance		During		Currency		Balance		Balance		Impairment		Balance
	January 1,		the		Translation		December 31,		January 1,		Loss During		December 31,		December 31,
	2018		Period		and Other		2018		2018		the Period		2018		2018
	(in millions)
Americas	$	437.4	$	1.5	$	(0.8)	$	438.1	$	(24.5)	$	—	$	(24.5)	$	413.6
Europe		249.3		—		(5.6)		243.7		(129.7)		—		(129.7)		114.0
APMEA		30.9		—		(0.8)		30.1		(12.9)		—		(12.9)		17.2
Total	$	717.6	$	1.5	$	(7.2)	$	711.9	$	(167.1)	$	—	$	(167.1)	$	544.8

Long-Lived Assets

Indefinite-lived intangibles are tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or circumstances, such as a change in business conditions, indicate that it is “more likely than not” that an intangible asset might be impaired. The Company performs its annual indefinite-lived intangibles impairment assessment in the fourth quarter of each year. In 2019, the Company performed a qualitative assessment for certain tradenames where the fair value significantly exceeded the carrying value in the 2018 quantitative assessment, had sales growth in 2019, and no other indicators of impairment were present. For the remaining tradenames in 2019, the Company performed a quantitative assessment. For the 2018 and 2017 impairment assessments, the Company performed quantitative assessments for all indefinite-lived intangible assets. The methodology employed for quantitative assessments was the relief from royalty method, a subset of the income approach. Based on the results of the assessments, the Company did not recognize an impairment on any indefinite-lived intangibles in 2019, 2018, or 2017.

Intangible assets with estimable lives and other long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment at least quarterly or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be

recoverable. Recoverability of intangible assets with estimable lives and other long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to future net undiscounted pre-tax cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If these comparisons indicate that an asset is not recoverable, the impairment loss recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds the related estimated fair value. Estimated fair value is based on either discounted future pre-tax operating cash flows or appraised values, depending on the nature of the asset. The Company determines the discount rate for this analysis based on the weighted average cost of capital using the market and guideline public companies for the related businesses and does not allocate interest charges to the asset or asset group being measured. Judgment is required to estimate future operating cash flows. In 2019 and 2018, there were no indications of the carrying amounts of intangible assets with estimable lives not being recoverable. In 2017, the Company recognized a $1.0 million impairment charge in the Americas segment for a technology asset as a change in market expectations indicated the carrying amount of this asset was no longer recoverable.

Intangible assets include the following:


	December 31, 2019						December 31, 2018
	Gross				Net		Gross				Net
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
	(in millions)
Patents	$	16.1	$	(15.9)	$	0.2	$	16.1	$	(15.8)	$	0.3
Customer relationships		232.8		(156.3)		76.5		232.9		(146.9)		86.0
Technology		56.9		(31.6)		25.3		54.6		(27.3)		27.3
Trade names		26.0		(13.1)		12.9		26.1		(11.5)		14.6
Other		4.3		(3.6)		0.7		4.3		(3.5)		0.8
Total amortizable intangibles		336.1		(220.5)		115.6		334.0		(205.0)		129.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		35.8		—		35.8		36.2		—		36.2
	$	371.9	$	(220.5)	$	151.4	$	370.2	$	(205.0)	$	165.2

Aggregate amortization expense for amortized intangible assets for 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $15.6 million, $19.6 million and $22.5 million, respectively. Additionally, future amortization expense on amortizable intangible assets is expected to be $14.3 million for 2020, $13.2 million for 2021, $11.9 million for 2022, $11.5 million for 2023, and $11.3 million in 2024. Amortization expense is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets. The weighted-average remaining life of total amortizable intangible assets is 11.0 years. Patents, customer relationships, technology, trade names and other amortizable intangibles have weighted-average remaining lives of 1.9 years, 10.3 years, 6.6 years, 13.3 years and 17.5 years, respectively. Indefinite-lived intangible assets include trade names and trademarks.