KLA Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

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 the dates indicated below:



(In thousands)	As of September 30, 2012			As of June 30, 2012
Gross goodwill balance	$	604,418		$	604,302
Accumulated impairment losses	(277,570		)	(276,586		)
Net goodwill balance	$	326,848		$	327,716

The changes in the gross goodwill balance since June 30, 2012 resulted from foreign currency translation adjustments. In September 2012, the Company decided to exit the solar inspection business due to adverse market conditions in that industry and recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $1.0 million.

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. In September 2011, the FASB amended its guidance to simplify testing goodwill for impairment, allowing an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test.

The Company performed a qualitative assessment of the goodwill by reporting unit as of November 30, 2011 during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its carrying amount. As of December 31, 2011, the Company's assessment indicated that goodwill in the reporting units was not impaired. There have been no significant events or circumstances affecting the valuation of goodwill subsequent to the qualitative assessment performed in the second quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. As noted above, the Company recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $1.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 in connection with the Company's decision to exit the solar inspection business. The next annual assessment of the goodwill by reporting unit will be performed in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

Purchased Intangible Assets

The components of purchased intangible assets as of the dates indicated below were as follows:



(In thousands)		As of September 30, 2012						As of June 30, 2012
Category	Range of Useful Lives	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Impairment		Net Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Impairment		Net Amount
Existing technology	4-7 years	$	133,659	$	113,494	$	20,165	$	134,561	$	110,370	$	24,191
Patents	6-13 years	57,648		48,559		9,089		57,648		46,966		10,682
Trade name/Trademark	4-10 years	19,893		14,803		5,090		19,893		14,428		5,465
Customer relationships	6-7 years	54,680		40,943		13,737		54,823		39,525		15,298
Other	0-1 year	16,200		16,200		—		16,200		16,200		—
Total		$	282,080	$	233,999	$	48,081	$	283,125	$	227,489	$	55,636

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.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, amortization expense for other intangible assets was $7.2 million and $8.0 million, respectively. Based on the intangible assets recorded as of September 30, 2012, and assuming no subsequent additions to, or impairment of, the underlying assets, the remaining estimated amortization expense is expected to be as follows:



Fiscal year ending June 30:	Amortization (In thousands)
2013 (remaining 9 months)	$	13,566
2014	15,368
2015	12,752
2016	5,564
2017	806
2018 and thereafter	25
Total	$	48,081

- 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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