Note 5 - Identified Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

A schedule of identified intangible assets is as follows:

	Gross		Accumulated		Carrying
($ in thousands)	Amount		Amortization		Amount
December 31, 2020
Trademarks
Wholesale	$	27,192		-	$	27,192
Retail		2,900		-		2,900
Patents		895	$	778		117
Total Intangibles	$	30,987	$	778	$	30,209

	Gross		Accumulated		Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount
December 31, 2019
Trademarks
Wholesale	$	27,192		-	$	27,192
Retail		2,900		-		2,900
Patents		895	$	747		148
Total Intangibles	$	30,987	$	747	$	30,240

The weighted average remaining life for our patents is 3.4 years.

A schedule of approximate actual and expected amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:

	Amortization
($ in thousands)	Expense
2019	$	33
2020		31
2021		26
2022		22
2023		20
2024		17
2025		12
2026+		20

Intangible assets, including trademarks and patents are reviewed for impairment annually, and more frequently, if necessary. We perform such testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets in the fourth quarter of each year or as events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying amount. Fair value of other indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined using the relief from royalty method.

In assessing whether indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired, we must make certain estimates and assumptions regarding future cash flows, long-term growth rates of our business, operating margins, weighted average cost of capital and other factors such as; discount rates, royalty rates, cost of capital, and market multiples to determine the fair value of our assets. These estimates and assumptions require management’s judgment, and changes to these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or impairment for each of our indefinite-lived intangible assets. Future events could cause us to conclude that indications of intangible asset impairment exist. Impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of our business, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws and regulations, competition, or the sale or disposition of a reporting segment. Any resulting impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

2020 and 2019 Impairment Testing

We evaluate our finite and indefinite lived trademarks under the terms and provisions of the accounting standards for “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”; and “Property, Plant and Equipment.” These pronouncements require that we compare the fair value of an intangible asset with its carrying amount. The results of our 2020 and 2019 indefinite-lived intangible impairment testing indicated that all reporting unit intangible asset fair values exceed their respective carrying values.