Diamond Foods Inc | 2013 | FY | 3


(6) Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

 

     Snacks     Nuts      Total  

Balance as of August 1, 2011

       

Goodwill

        $ 409,735   

Accumulated impairment losses

          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
          409,735   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill acquired during the year

       

Impairment losses

          —     

Translation adjustments

          (6,577
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of July 31, 2012

       

Goodwill

          403,158   

Accumulated impairment losses

          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
        $ 403,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of August 1, 2012

       

Goodwill

     —          —           403,158   

Accumulated impairment losses

     —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
          403,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill acquired during the year

     —          —           —     

Impairment losses

     —          —           —     

Translation adjustments

     (2,033     —           (2,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of July 31, 2013

       

Goodwill

     328,490        72,635         401,125   

Accumulated impairment losses

     —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 328,490      $ 72,635       $ 401,125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other intangible assets consisted of the following at July 31:

 

     2013     2012  

Brand intangibles (not subject to amortization):

   $ 297,577      $ 298,952   

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

    

Customer contracts and related relationships

     157,838        159,882   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other intangible assets, gross

     455,415        458,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less accumulated amortization on intangible assets:

    

Customer contracts and related relationships

     (29,771     (21,813

Less asset impairments:

    

Brand intangibles

     (36,000     —     

Customer contracts and related relationships

     (1,560     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other intangible assets, net

   $ 388,084      $ 437,021   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Identifiable intangible asset amortization expense in each of the five succeeding years will amount to approximately $7.7 million. For fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, the amortization period for identifiable intangible assets was approximately 20 years with amortization expense of approximately $8.0 million, $8.0 million and $8.1 million recognized, respectively.

 

The Company also performed its 2013 annual impairment test of goodwill and non-amortizing intangible assets required by ASC 350 as of June 30, 2013. There was no goodwill impaired during fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011. There were no non-amortizing assets impaired during fiscal 2012 and 2011. In fiscal 2013, the Company determined that the Kettle U.S. trade name within the Snacks segment was impaired based on a decrease in forecasted future revenues. The Company recorded a $36.0 million impairment charge within the asset impairment line on the consolidated statement of operations. The inputs used to measure the fair value of the Kettle U.S. trade name were largely unobservable, and accordingly, this measure was classified as Level 3. The fair value of the Kettle U.S. trade name was estimated based on the relief from royalty method, which models the cash flows from the brand intangibles assuming royalties were received under a licensing arrangement. This discounted cash flow analysis, uses inputs such as forecasted future revenues attributable to the brand, assumed royalty rates and a risk-adjusted discount rate that approximates the estimated cost of capital. The unobservable inputs used in this valuation included projected revenue growth rates, royalty rates, and the discount rate. The Company used a discount rate of 11%.

In fiscal 2013, the Company also recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $1.6 million, within asset impairments, associated with customer contacts and related relationships. This impairment charge represents a write down of the total net book value of the intangible asset as of April 30, 2013, and is included within the Nuts reportable segment. This impairment charge was recognized as a result of management’s decision to cease production and shipment of products with the brand associated with these customer contracts and related relationships.


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