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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

4.       Goodwill and Intangible Assets


Goodwill


The Company’s Engine Control Systems reporting unit, which is within its Heavy Duty Diesel Systems reporting segment, has all of the Company’s allocated goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):


   

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

$ 5,955

Effect of translation adjustment

167

Balance at September 30, 2012

$ 6,122


Intangible Assets


Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):


           

 

 

 

 

Useful Life

in Years

 

September 30,

 2012

 

December 31, 2011

Trade name

15 – 20

 

$ 1,415

 

$ 1,387

Patents and know-how

5 – 12

 

5,123

 

4,987

Customer relationships

4 – 8

 

1,275

 

1,236

Intangible assets, Gross

 

7,813

 

7,610

Less accumulated amortization

 

(3,229)

 

(2,611)

Intangible assets, Net

 

$ 4,584

 

$ 4,999


The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of $0.2 million during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  The Company recorded amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets of $0.5 million and $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


Estimated amortization expense for existing intangible assets for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):


     

 Years ending December 31:

 

 

Remainder of 2012

 

$ 179

2013

 

717

2014

 

717

2015

 

712

2016

 

558