Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Included on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012, and 2011 are the following intangible assets gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization:


(Dollars in millions)		2012	2011
Goodwill	$	361.3	361.9

Intangible assets with determinable lives:
Patents
Gross carrying amount	$	13.5	13.5
Less: accumulated amortization		13.3	13.3

Net	$	0.2	0.2

Capitalized software
Gross carrying amount	$	129.8	116.7
Less: accumulated amortization		67.0	57.4

Net	$	62.8	59.3

Customer Relationships
Gross carrying amount	$	61.4	61.4
Less: accumulated amortization		14.7	11.6

Net	$	46.7	49.8

Other
Gross carrying amount	$	10.3	10.3
Less: accumulated amortization		10.3	9.6

Net	$	—	0.7

Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trade names	$	121.7	121.8

The Company performed its annual evaluation of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 and concluded no impairment existed at September 30, 2012.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each business segment for the years ended September 30, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:


(Dollars in millions)		USG		Test		Filtration	Total

Balance as of
September 30, 2010	$	296.1		30.5		29.1	355.7
Acquisitions/adjustments		1.7		4.3		0.2	6.2

Balance as of
September 30, 2011		297.8		34.8		29.3	361.9
Acquisitions/adjustments		(0.5	)	(0.1	)	—	(0.6	)

Balance as of
September 30, 2012	$	297.3		34.7		29.3	361.3

Amortization expense related to intangible assets with determinable lives was $13.3 million, $12 million and $11.6 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company recorded $4.7 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million of amortization expense related to Aclara PLS's TWACS NG software in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Patents are amortized over the life of the patents, generally 17 years. Capitalized software is amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, generally three to seven years. Customer relationships are generally amortized over twenty years. Intangible asset amortization for fiscal years 2013 through 2017 is estimated at approximately $12 million per year.

- 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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