GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 3 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill since the year ended December 31, 2013 are as follows by reporting segment:

	Beauty +						Food +			Corporate
	Home			Pharma			Beverage			& Other			Total

Goodwill	$	181,002		$	159,949		$	17,914		$	1,615		$	360,480
Accumulated impairment losses	--			--			--			(1,615		)	(1,615		)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	181,002		$	159,949		$	17,914		$	--		$	358,865
Acquisition	--			--			--			--			--
Foreign currency exchange effects	(6,574		)	(12,383		)	(633		)	--			(19,590		)
Goodwill	$	174,428		$	147,566		$	17,281		$	1,615		$	340,890
Accumulated impairment losses	--			--			--			(1,615		)	(1,615		)
Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	174,428		$	147,566		$	17,281		$	--		$	339,275

The table below shows a summary of intangible assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

		September 30, 2014							December 31, 2013

Weighted Average		Gross							Gross
Amortization		Carrying		Accumulated			Net		Carrying		Accumulated			Net
Period (Years)		Amount		Amortization			Value		Amount		Amortization			Value

Amortized intangible assets:
Patents	7	$	18,282	$	(18,067	)	$	215	$	20,165	$	(19,732	)	$	433
Acquired technology	15	37,260		(5,589		)	31,671		40,546		(4,055		)	36,491
License agreements and other	5	33,490		(22,825		)	10,665		35,259		(22,232		)	13,027
Total intangible assets	10	$	89,032	$	(46,481	)	$	42,551	$	95,970	$	(46,019	)	$	49,951

Aggregate amortization expense for the intangible assets above for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $1,283 and $1,266, respectively. Aggregate amortization expense for the intangible assets above for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $4,050 and $3,748, respectively.

Future estimated amortization expense for the years ending December 31 is as follows:

2014	$	1,291	(remaining estimated amortization for 2014)
2015	4,960
2016	4,024
2017	3,338
2018 and thereafter	28,938

Future amortization expense may fluctuate depending on changes in foreign currency rates. The estimates for amortization expense noted above are based upon foreign exchange rates as of September 30, 2014.

- 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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