Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets
4. Intangible Assets:

At December 31, 2014, the Company had the following intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

(in thousands)

   Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Carrying
Amount
 

Patents

   $ 268       $ (153    $ 115   

Trade names

     11,358         (1,280      10,078   

Customer relationships

     24,455         (2,942      21,513   

Customer contracts

     1,877         (1,669      208   

Technology

     1,953         (196      1,757   

Favorable leases

     334         (64      270   

Non-compete agreements

     740         (151      589   

Backlog

     2,619         (2,369      250   

Product certification and licensing costs

     61         (57      4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 43,665    $ (8,881 $ 34,784   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013, the Company had the following intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

(in thousands)

                    
     Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Carrying
Amount
 

Patents

   $ 268       $ (130    $ 138   

Trade names

     6,034         (615      5,419   

Customer relationships

     10,643         (1,248      9,395   

Customer contracts

     1,877         (1,613      264   

Technology

     2,020         (67      1,953   

Favorable lease

     218         (3      215   

Non-compete agreements

     480         (10      470   

Product certification and licensing costs

     61         (46      15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 21,601    $ (3,732 $ 17,869   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangibles are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

   Estimated useful
life
   2014      2013      2012  

Patents and trade names

   12 to 17 years    $ 688       $ 388       $ 109   

Customer relationships

   10 to 15 years      1,694         761         116   

Customer contracts

   1 to 3 years      56         1,613         —    

Technology

   10 years      129         67         —    

Favorable Leases

   10 years      61         3         —    

Non-compete agreement

   6 years      141         10         —    

Backlog

   1 year      2,369         —          —    

Product certification and licensing costs

   3 years      11         17         41   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 5,149    $ 2,859    $ 266   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During 2012, as a result of our then-deteriorating business and significantly reduced market value, the Company performed impairment tests on long-lived assets as prescribed by Accounting Standards Codification Section 360 (“ASC 360), and determined that the carrying amounts of assets in the Company’s LED replacement lamps and fixtures asset group were not recoverable. In accordance with ASC 360, we recorded impairment charges aggregating $1.0 million on intangible assets, $0.4 million on property and equipment, and $0.02 million on additional intangible assets included in our corporate business unit. Amortization expense on intangible assets for the next five years is estimated as follows:

 

(in thousands)

   2015      2016      2017      2018      2019  

Patents

   $ 23       $ 23       $ 23       $ 23       $ 22   

Trade names

     815         815         815         815         815   

Customer relationships

     1,971         1,971         1,971         1,903         1,869   

Customer contracts

     56         56         56         42         —     

Technology

     195         195         195         195         195   

Favorable Leases

     74         45         22         22         22   

Non-compete agreement

     167         167         105         80         70   

Backlog

     250               

Product certification and licensing costs

     4         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 3,555    $ 3,272    $ 3,187    $ 3,080    $ 2,993