Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Note 6

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill and other intangible assets primarily relate to the 2005 acquisition of Daily’s, a bacon processor located in the western United States, and the related subsequent repurchase of a non-controlling interest of Seaboard Foods LLC in the Pork segment for total goodwill of $40,628,000 as of December 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2012, the Commodity Trading and Milling segment had goodwill of $2,590,000 and other intangible assets subject to amortization of $596,000, related to its investment in PSI.

The following table is a summary of other intangible assets at the end of each year:

	December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011
Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Gross carrying amount customer relationships	$	9,045		$	9,045
Accumulated amortization customer relationships	(6,798		)	(6,549		)
Gross carrying amount other intangible assets	1,441			-
Accumulated amortization other intangible assets	(845		)	-
Other intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,843			2,496
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Carrying amount-trade names and registered trademarks	17,000			17,000
Total other intangible assets, net	$	19,843		$	19,496

The amortization expense of other amortizable intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $1,095,000, $250,000 and $930,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the five succeeding years is $810,000 for the next year, $267,000 each for the second and third year, $252,000 in the fourth year and $250,000 in the fifth 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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