Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Note 10. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The balance of goodwill by segment and the activity occurring in the past two fiscal years is as follows:

	Specialty Minerals			Refractories			Performance Materials		Construction Technologies		Consolidated
	(millions of dollars)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	14.1		$	51.7		$	-	$	-	$	65.8

Change in goodwill relating to:
Foreign exchange translation		0.2			(1.6	)		-		-		(1.4	)
Total Changes	$	0.2		$	(1.6	)	$	-	$	-	$	(1.4	)

Balance at December 31, 2013	$	14.3		$	50.1		$	-	$	-	$	64.4

Change in goodwill relating to:
Acquisition		-			-			453.2		255.0		708.2
Foreign exchange translation		(0.6	)		(1.1	)		-		-		(1.7	)
Total Changes		(0.6	)		(1.1	)		453.2		255.0		706.5
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	13.7		$	49.0		$	453.2	$	255.0	$	770.9

In 2014, the $708.2 million acquisition related goodwill relates to the acquisition of AMCOL businesses. As discussed in Note 2, the purchase price allocation as of December 31, 2014, is preliminary, and is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2015.

Acquired intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Weighted		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Average Useful Life (Years)		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
			(millions of dollars)
Tradenames		34	$	191.2	$	3.7	$	-	$	-
Technology		12		18.7		1.0		-		-
Patents and trademarks		17		6.4		4.0		6.4		3.7
Customer relationships		30		4.4		0.1		-		-
Customer lists		15		2.9		2.7		2.9		2.6
Total		28	$	223.6	$	11.5	$	9.3	$	6.3

The amounts associated with tradenames, technology and customer relationships in the table above relate to the acquisition of the AMCOL businesses (as discussed in Note 2).

Amortization expense was approximately $4.6 million, $0.6 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively and is recorded within Marketing and administrative expenses and Amortization expense of intangible assets acquired lines within Consolidated Statements of Income. The estimated amortization expense is $7.9 million for 2015-2016, $7.7 million for 2017, $7.5 million for 2018-19, and $173.6 million thereafter.

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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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