Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 13 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company has historically completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of the end of the third quarter of each year, or more frequently if triggering events indicate a possible impairment in one or more of its reporting units. The Company continually evaluates financial performance, economic conditions and other relevant developments in assessing if an interim period impairment test for one or more of its reporting units is necessary. The Company completed its annual impairment assessment as of the end of the third quarter of 2017 and no impairment charge was warranted. In addition, the Company has recorded no impairment charges in its past. To better align the Company’s annual goodwill impairment assessment with the Company’s budget process and its related timing, the Company elected to update its annual goodwill impairment assessment during the fourth quarter of 2017 and concluded no impairment charge was warranted. Going forward, the Company will complete its annual goodwill impairment assessment during the fourth quarter.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

		North						South
		America		EMEA		Asia/Pacific		America		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015		$	42,443	$	19,280	$	15,244	$	2,144	$	79,111
	Goodwill additions (reductions)		3,311		(114)		—		—		3,197
	Currency translation adjustments		(264)		(977)		(678)		415		(1,504)
Balance as of December 31, 2016			45,490		18,189		14,566		2,559		80,804
	Goodwill additions		1,832		—		—		—		1,832
	Currency translation adjustments		249		2,315		890		(56)		3,398
Balance as of December 31, 2017		$	47,571	$	20,504	$	15,456	$	2,503	$	86,034

Gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	Gross Carrying				Accumulated
	Amount				Amortization
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Customer lists and rights to sell	$	76,581	$	71,454	$	25,394	$	20,043
Trademarks, formulations and product technology		33,025		31,436		14,309		11,748
Other		6,114		6,023		5,514		5,151
Total definite-lived intangible assets	$	115,720	$	108,913	$	45,217	$	36,942

The Company recorded $7.4 million, $7.0 million and $6.8 million of amortization expense during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Estimated annual aggregate amortization expense for the subsequent five years is as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2018	$	7,348
For the year ended December 31, 2019		7,244
For the year ended December 31, 2020		6,956
For the year ended December 31, 2021		6,576
For the year ended December 31, 2022		6,449

The Company has two indefinite-lived intangible assets totaling $1.1 million for trademarks as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

- 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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