Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets and goodwill are the result of the Collier Jennings acquisition in July 2006. Changes in intangible assets and goodwill for periods indicated consisted of the following:



	December 31,
	2013		2012
Customer List
Balance At Beginning Of Year	$	61,974	$	99,477
Amortization	50,004		37,503
Balance At End Of Year	11,970		61,974
Total Intangibles	11,970		61,974
Goodwill	1,199,754		1,199,754
Total	$	1,211,724	$	1,261,728

In accordance with accounting guidance, the Company evaluates its goodwill on an annual basis. The evaluations were performed as of September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 for fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At the time of the evaluations the Company determined that no impairment existed. Therefore, there was no amortization of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2013 or for the nine months ended December 31, 2012. Amortization of the intangibles is scheduled to be as follows for each fiscal year as indicated:



2014	11,970
Total	$	11,970

- 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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