Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

The following table summarizes information relating to the Company's other intangible assets:

			September 30, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Useful		Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Lives		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	(Years)		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Intangibles (amount in thousands)
Patent		8-18	$	448	$	(98	)	$	350	$	402	$	(77	)	$	325
Software		3		382		(100	)		282		158		(66	)		92
Non-compete agreement		5		265		(49	)		216		265		(9	)		256
Customer contracts		0.5		565		(565	)		-		445		(144	)		301
Customer relationships		12		3,370		(431	)		2,939		3,370		(86	)		3,284
Total			$	5,030	$	(1,243	)	$	3,787	$	4,640	$	(382	)	$	4,258

Summary of expected amortization over next five years

The following table summarizes the expected amortization over the next five years for our definite-lived intangible assets noted above and includes the only one definite-lived permit, which is at our DSSI facility. This permit of approximately $545,000 was capitalized in 2009 in connection with the authorization issued by the U.S. EPA to commercially store and dispose of radioactive PCBs. This permit is being amortized over a ten year period in accordance with its estimated useful life.

		Amount
Year		(In thousands)

2012	(remaining)	$	159
2013			575
2014			519
2015			471
2016			429
		$	2,153