Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

NOTE 4 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

The Company conducted its annual two-step impairment test of intangible assets and goodwill as of June 30, 2013 and determined that there was no impairment. The Company also tests its intangible assets and goodwill between the annual impairment test if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company or its assets below their carrying amounts. No events have occurred that triggered further impairment testing of the Company’s intangible assets and goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, totaled $117,000, $136,000, and $130,000, respectively. Estimated intangible asset amortization expense, based on existing intangible assets, for the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016, is $69,000, $62,000, and $52,000, respectively.

The following table presents the details of the Company’s intangible assets, related accumulated amortization and goodwill (in thousands):

	As of December 31, 2013									As of December 31, 2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Impairment		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Impairment		Net
Patents (4-10 years)	$	1,914	$	(1,895	)	$	—	$	19	$	1,914	$	(1,833	)	$	—	$	81
Trademarks (6 years)		69		(69	)		—		—		69		(69	)		—		—
Other (4 to 6 years)		817		(653	)		—		164		817		(598	)		—		219
Total	$	2,800	$	(2,617	)	$	—	$	183	$	2,800	$	(2,500	)	$	—	$	300
Goodwill (Indefinite life)	$	2,926						$	2,926	$	2,926						$	2,926

In December 2012, the Company capitalized approximately $224,000 related to intangible assets acquired from its former distributor in India. These assets primarily include a non-compete agreement and customer and luminary lists. Of the total capitalized balance, $200,000 was a noncash investment whereby the Company reduced the accounts receivable from its former distributor in exchange for these assets. The Company is amortizing these assets on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of four years and has recognized amortization expense of approximately $55,000 and $5,000 related to these intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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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