Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following represented the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the thirty-nine weeks ended June 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	Domestic		Canada			Total
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	369,353	$	438,723		$	808,076
Foreign currency effect	—		(28,437		)	(28,437		)
Balance at June 29, 2013	$	369,353	$	410,286		$	779,639

Effective May 8, 2013, the Company combined the results of its U.S. operations, formerly reported in the SCBU and KBU segments, into one Domestic segment.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets included in the Canada operating segment consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	June 29, 2013		September 29, 2012
Trade names	$	95,745	$	102,381

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Definite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

		June 29, 2013					September 29, 2012
	Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Acquired technology	4-10	$	21,603	$	(16,696	)	$	21,622	$	(15,433	)
Customer and roaster agreements	8-11	26,829		(18,944		)	27,323		(16,796		)
Customer relationships	2-16	408,366		(102,429		)	430,178		(79,168		)
Trade names	9-11	36,856		(12,310		)	38,000		(9,785		)
Non-compete agreements	2-5	374		(359		)	374		(344		)
Total		$	494,028	$	(150,738	)	$	517,497	$	(121,526	)

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of expected economic benefit. Total amortization expense was $11.3 million and $11.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 and June 23, 2012, respectively. Total amortization expense was $34.2 million and $34.5 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended June 29, 2013 and June 23, 2012, respectively.

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2013, for each of the next five years and thereafter, is as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2013	$	11,083
2014	43,731
2015	42,182
2016	41,476
2017	40,080
2018	40,080
Thereafter	124,658

- 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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