Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 6. Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

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Note 6. Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
The following table presents goodwill balances as of June 30, 2011 and 2010: 
(In thousands)
As of
June 30, 2011
 
As of
June 30, 2010
Gross goodwill balance
$
604,742

 
$
604,592

Accumulated impairment losses
(276,586
)
 
(276,586
)
Net goodwill balance
$
328,156

 
$
328,006


Adjustments to goodwill during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 resulted primarily from foreign currency translation adjustments.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. The Company performs an annual evaluation of goodwill as of November 30 each year, as well as upon the occurrence of significant events or circumstances that impact the valuation of goodwill. The Company completed its annual evaluation of the goodwill by reporting unit during the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and concluded in each case that there was no impairment, because the fair value of each of the Company's reporting units was substantially in excess of its estimated carrying value. There have been no significant events or circumstances affecting the valuation of goodwill subsequent to the impairment test performed in the three months ended December 31, 2010. The next annual evaluation of the goodwill by reporting unit will be performed in the three months ending December 31, 2011.
During the three months ended December 31, 2008, the Company completed its annual evaluation of the goodwill by reporting unit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 and determined that the goodwill related to its Metrology reporting unit was impaired as a result of the global economic downturn, reductions to the Company’s revenue, operating income and cash flow forecasts, and a significant reduction in the Company’s market capitalization. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $272.1 million, which represented the entire goodwill amount related to the Metrology reporting unit, during the three months ended December 31, 2008. The Company’s assessment of goodwill impairment indicated that the fair values of the Company’s other reporting units exceeded their estimated carrying values, and therefore goodwill in those reporting units was not impaired.
Fair value of a reporting unit is determined by using a weighted combination of two market-based approaches and an income approach, as this combination is deemed to be the most indicative of the Company’s fair value in an orderly transaction between market participants and is consistent in principle with the methodology used for goodwill evaluation in the prior year. Under the market-based approach, the Company utilizes information regarding the Company as well as publicly available industry information to determine earnings multiples and sales multiples that are used to value the Company’s reporting units. The Company assigns an equal weighting to the discounted cash flow. Under the income approach, the Company determines fair value based on estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk of a reporting unit and the rate of return an outside investor would expect to earn. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others.
Purchased Intangible Assets
The components of purchased intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 
(In thousands)
 
 
As of June 30, 2011
 
As of June 30, 2010
Category
Range of
Useful Lives
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amount
Existing technology
4-7 years
 
$
134,561

 
$
94,172

 
$
40,389

 
$
133,066

 
$
75,524

 
$
57,542

Patents
6-13 years
 
57,648

 
40,591

 
17,057

 
57,648

 
34,217

 
23,431

Trade name/Trademark
4-10 years
 
19,893

 
12,907

 
6,986

 
19,893

 
11,130

 
8,763

Customer relationships
6-7 years
 
54,823

 
33,565

 
21,258

 
54,823

 
27,606

 
27,217

Other
0-1 year
 
16,200

 
15,988

 
212

 
16,200

 
15,817

 
383

Total
 
 
$
283,125

 
$
197,223

 
$
85,902

 
$
281,630

 
$
164,294

 
$
117,336


Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the Company identified a certain business unit as held for sale. This business unit was subsequently sold during the three months ended December 31, 2009, and the Company recognized a gain of $0.8 million in connection with the sale.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, the economic conditions that affect the Company’s industry deteriorated, which led the Company’s customers to scale back their production operations and reduce their capital expenditures. At that time, industry analysts expected demand for semiconductor capital equipment to continue to remain weak until macroeconomic conditions improved. In addition, the Company experienced a significant decline in its stock price, resulting in a significant reduction in the Company’s market capitalization. These factors were taken into account as the Company performed an assessment of its purchased intangible assets during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 to test for recoverability in accordance with the authoritative guidance on impairment of long-lived assets. The assessment of recoverability is based on management’s estimates. Based on the assessment, the Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $162.8 million, of which $73.1 million related to existing technology, $26.3 million to patents, $38.1 million to customer relationships, $16.6 million to trademarks and $8.7 million to other intangible assets.
 For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, amortization expense for other intangible assets was $32.9 million, $33.8 million and $69.3 million, respectively. Based on the intangible assets recorded as of June 30, 2011, and assuming no subsequent additions to or impairment of the underlying assets, the remaining estimated annual amortization expense is expected to be as follows:
Year ending June 30:
Amortization
(In thousands)
2012
$
30,230

2013
20,957

2014
15,537

2015
12,771

2016
5,582

Thereafter
825

Total
$
85,902