Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Other Intangible Assets

5.   Other Intangible Assets

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

			March 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
	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	$	453	$	(119	)	$	334	$	453	$	(105	)	$	348
Software		3		380		(172	)		208		380		(145	)		235
Non-compete agreement		5		265		(75	)		190		265		(62	)		203
Customer contracts		0.5		790		(790	)		¾		790		(790	)		¾
Customer relationships		12		3,370		(643	)		2,727		3,370		(546	)		2,824
Total			$	5,258	$	(1,799	)	$	3,459	$	5,258	$	(1,648	)	$	3,610

The intangible assets acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives with the exception of customer relationships which are being amortized using an accelerated method.

The following table summarizes the expected amortization over the next five years for our definite-lived intangible assets noted above and also includes the only definite-lived permit, which is at our Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. ("DSSI") subsidiary:

	Amount
Year	(In thousands)
2013 (remaining)	$	506
2014		590
2015		507
2016		429
2017		355
	$	2,387

Amortization expense relating to intangible assets for the Company was $164,000 and $174,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.