Goodwill And Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2012, by reportable business segment, were as follows:


	Fluid & Metering Technologies		Health & Science Technologies		Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products		Total
Balance at December 31, 2011⁽¹⁾	$	541,640	$	648,906	$	240,820	$	1,431,366
Acquisition adjustments		—		1,424		—		1,424
Foreign currency translation		3,856		1,511		4,003		9,370

Balance at March 31, 2012	$	545,496	$	651,841	$	244,823	$	1,442,160

(1)

Revised to reflect the movement of the Dispensing Equipment segment to the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment and the transfer of $20.6 million of goodwill related to the movement of our Trebor business unit within the Health & Science Technologies segment to the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment.

ASC 350 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Annually on October 31, goodwill and other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment. The Company concluded that the fair value of each of the reporting units was in excess of the carrying value as of October 31, 2011. The Company did not consider there to be any triggering event that would require an interim impairment assessment, therefore none of the goodwill or other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives were tested for impairment during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:


	At March 31, 2012									At December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Weighted Average Life		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(In thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Patents	$	10,499	$	(3,512	)	$	6,987		12	$	11,506	$	(4,315	)	$	7,191
Trade names		73,502		(19,504	)		53,998		14		72,823		(18,205	)		54,618
Customer relationships		222,597		(76,092	)		146,505		10		221,076		(69,280	)		151,796
Non-compete agreements		3,205		(2,583	)		622		4		4,801		(4,053	)		748
Unpatented technology		71,313		(17,893	)		53,420		11		70,741		(15,617	)		55,124
Other		6,595		(3,124	)		3,471		10		6,793		(3,156	)		3637

Total amortized intangible assets		387,711		(122,708	)		265,003				387,740		(114,626	)		273,114
Unamortized intangible assets:
Banjo trade name		62,100		—			62,100				62,100		—			62,100
CVI Melles Griot trade name		47,008		—			47,008				47,008		—			47,008

Total intangible assets	$	496,819	$	(122,708	)	$	374,111			$	496,848	$	(114,626	)	$	382,222

The unamortized trade names are indefinite lived intangible assets which are tested for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.

- 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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