Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

NOTE 5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

There was an increase in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $57,481 to $57,744 due to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill:


Balance at December 31, 2012	$	57,481

Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		263

Balance at September 30, 2013	$	57,744

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. There was an increase in tradenames and trademarks during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. The following table summarizes the changes in indefinite lived intangible assets:


Balance at December 31, 2012	$	51,462

Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		257

Balance at September 30, 2013	$	51,719

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 nine months ended September 30, 2013 as a result of the Company’s purchase of customer lists and customer relationships from Kabushiki Kaisha A&F (“A&F”), the prior distributor of Gregory’s products in Japan, and due to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. The following table summarizes the changes in gross definite lived intangible assets:


Gross balance at December 31, 2012	$	42,500

Increase due to purchase of customer lists and relationships		750
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		340

Gross balance at September 30, 2013	$	43,590

Intangible assets, net of amortization as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows:


	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012

Customer lists and relationships	$	30,830	$	29,890
Product technologies		8,993		8,868
Trade name		2,262		2,237
Core technologies		1,505		1,505
		43,590		42,500
Less accumulated amortization		(7,123)		(4,400)
	$	36,467	$	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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