Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Note 6 — Intangible Assets and Goodwill

A summary of intangible assets as of the dates indicated is as follows:


	October 31,
	2012							2011
In thousands	Gross Amount		Amorti- zation			Net Book Value		Gross Amount		Amorti- zation			Net Book Value
Non-amortizable trademarks	$	124,053	$	—		$	124,053	$	123,151	$	—		$	123,151
Amortizable trademarks		23,543		(10,866	)		12,677		20,174		(9,782	)		10,392
Amortizable licenses		13,919		(13,803	)		116		14,380		(12,822	)		1,558
Other amortizable intangibles		8,083		(5,480	)		2,603		9,029		(5,987	)		3,042

	$	169,598	$	(30,149	)	$	139,449	$	166,734	$	(28,591	)	$	138,143

The change in non-amortizable trademarks is due primarily to foreign currency exchange fluctuations. Other amortizable intangibles primarily include non-compete agreements, patents and customer relationships. These amortizable intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Certain trademarks and licenses will continue to be amortized using estimated useful lives of 10 to 25 years with no residual values. Intangible amortization expense was approximately $3 million for each of fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010. Based on the Company’s amortizable intangible assets as of October 31, 2012, annual amortization expense is estimated to be approximately $2 million in fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017.

Due to the natural disasters that occurred in the Asia/Pacific region and their resulting impact on the Company’s business, the Company remeasured the value of its intangible assets in its APAC segment in fiscal 2011 in accordance with ASC 350. As a result, the Company noted that the carrying value of these assets was in excess of their estimated fair value, and therefore, the Company recorded related goodwill impairment charges of approximately $74 million during fiscal 2011. The fair value of assets was estimated using a combination of a discounted cash flow approach and market approach. The value implied by the test was affected by (1) a reduction in near-term future cash flows expected for the APAC segment, (2) the discount rates which were applied to future cash flows, and (3) current market estimates of value. The projected future cash flows, discount rates applied and current estimates of market value have all been impacted by the aforementioned natural disasters that occurred throughout the Asia/Pacific region, contributing to the estimated decline in value. Goodwill in the APAC segment arose primarily from the acquisition of the Company’s Australian and Japanese distributors and certain Australian retail store locations several years ago.

Goodwill recorded by the Company arose primarily from the acquisitions of Quiksilver EMEA, Quiksilver APAC and DC Shoes, Inc. (see note 14 for information on goodwill by segment). Goodwill increased approximately $5 million during fiscal 2012, primarily due to a small business acquisition by Quiksilver EMEA partially offset by the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For fiscal 2011, goodwill decreased approximately $64 million, primarily due to the APAC goodwill impairment charge of $74 million partially offset by increases from acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rates.

- 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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