GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 3 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill since December 31, 2014 are as follows by reporting segment:

	Beauty +						Food +			Corporate
	Home			Pharma			Beverage			& Other			Total

Goodwill	$	171,149		$	141,592		$	17,000		$	1,615		$	331,356
Accumulated impairment losses	--			--			--			(1,615		)	(1,615		)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	171,149		$	141,592		$	17,000		$	--		$	329,741
Acquisition	--			--			--			--			--
Foreign currency exchange effects	(6,174		)	(13,449		)	(722		)	--			(20,345		)
Goodwill	$	164,975		$	128,143		$	16,278		$	1,615		$	311,011
Accumulated impairment losses	--			--			--			(1,615		)	(1,615		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	164,975		$	128,143		$	16,278		$	--		$	309,396

The table below shows a summary of intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

		March 31, 2015							December 31, 2014

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

Amortized intangible assets:
Patents	7	$	15,216	$	(15,135	)	$	81	$	17,001	$	(16,852	)	$	149
Acquired Technology	15	31,712		(6,871		)	24,841		35,701		(5,950		)	29,751
License agreements and other	5	30,597		(20,309		)	10,288		32,804		(22,659		)	10,145
Total intangible assets	9	$	77,525	$	(42,315	)	$	35,210	$	85,506	$	(45,461	)	$	40,045

Aggregate amortization expense for the intangible assets above for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,081 and $1,398, respectively.

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

2015	$	3,055	(remaining estimated amortization for 2015)
2016	3,554
2017	3,132
2018	3,133
2019 and thereafter	22,336

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 March 31, 2015.

- 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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