Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

There was an increase in goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2012 from $38,226 to $57,481 due to the Company’s acquisition of POC on July 2, 2012 and PIEPS on October 1, 2012. Based on the results of the Company’s annual impairment tests completed during the fourth quarter, the Company determined that goodwill was not impaired. The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill:


Balance at December 31, 2010	$	38,226

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	38,226

Increase due to acquisitions		18,220
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		1,035

Balance at December 31, 2012	$	57,481

Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

The Company owns certain tradenames and trademarks which provide Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. (“Black Diamond Equipment” or “BDEL”), Gregory Mountain Products, Inc. (“Gregory” or “GMP”), POC, and PIEPS with the exclusive and perpetual rights to manufacture and sell their respective products. Tradenames and trademarks will not be amortized, but reviewed annually for impairment or upon the existence of a triggering event. There was an increase in tradenames and trademarks during the year ended December 31, 2012 due to the Company’s acquisition of POC on July 2, 2012 and PIEPS on October 1, 2012. Based on the results of the Company’s annual impairment tests, the Company determined that indefinite lived intangible assets were not impaired. The following table summarizes the changes in indefinite lived intangible assets:


Balance at December 31, 2011	$	32,650

Increase due to acquisitions		17,800
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		1,012

Balance at December 31, 2012	$	51,462

Definite Lived Intangible Assets, net

Intangible assets such as certain customer relationships, core technologies and product technologies are amortizable over their estimated useful lives. There was an increase in gross definite lived intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2012 due to the Company’s acquisition of POC on July 2, 2012 and PIEPS on October 1, 2012. The following table summarizes the changes in gross definite lived intangible assets:


Gross balance at December 31, 2011	$	18,215

Increase due to acquisitions		23,000
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		1,285

Gross balance at December 31, 2012	$	42,500

Intangible assets, net of amortization as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, were as follows:


	December 31, 2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Useful Life

Intangibles subject to amortization
Customer relationships	$	29,890	$	(3,498)	$	26,392		14.1 years
Product technologies		8,868		(421)		8,447		15.3 years
Trade name		2,237		(56)		2,181		20.0 years
Core technologies		1,505		(425)		1,080		9.3 years
	$	42,500	$	(4,400)	$	38,100		14.5 years

	December 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Useful Life

Intangibles subject to amortization
Customer relationships	$	16,375	$	(1,730)	$	14,645		15.1 years
Product technologies		335		(116)		219		4.6 years
Core technologies		1,505		(261)		1,244		9.3 years
	$	18,215	$	(2,107)	$	16,108		14.4 years

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, was $2,268, $1,331, and $776, respectively. Future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 is as follows:


Format 2013	$	3,532
Format 2014		3,514
Format 2015		3,133
Format 2016		2,652
Format 2017		2,652
Thereafter		22,617
	$	38,100

- 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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