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

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [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 December 31, 2011			As of June 30, 2011
Gross goodwill balance	$	604,399		$	604,742
Accumulated impairment losses	(276,586		)	(276,586		)
Net goodwill balance	$	327,813		$	328,156

The changes in the gross goodwill balance since June 30, 2011 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. In September 2011, the FASB amended its guidance to simplify testing goodwill for impairment. The amended guidance allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. If an entity determines that as a result of the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (> 50% likelihood) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the quantitative test is required. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The Company elected to early adopt this accounting guidance at the beginning of the three months ended December 31, 2011.

The Company has four reporting units: Defect Inspection, Metrology, Service and Other. As of December 31, 2011, the entire goodwill balance resided in the Defect Inspection reporting unit.

The fair value of each of the Company's reporting units was substantially in excess of its estimated carrying amount as of the most recent quantitative analysis of goodwill impairment performed in the three months ended December 31, 2010. There have been no triggering events or changes in circumstances since that quantitative analysis to indicate that the fair value of any of the Company's reporting units would be less than its carrying amount.

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. In assessing the qualitative factors, the Company considered the impact of these key factors: change in industry and competitive environment, market capitalization, stock price, earnings multiples, budgeted-to-actual revenue performance from prior year, gross margin and cash flow from operating activities. As such, it was not necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test at this time.

Based on the Company's assessment, goodwill in the reporting units was not impaired as of December 31, 2011 or 2010.

Purchased Intangible Assets

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



(In thousands)		As of December 31, 2011						As of June 30, 2011
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	$	134,561	$	102,705	$	31,856	$	134,561	$	94,172	$	40,389
Patents	6-13 years	57,648		43,778		13,870		57,648		40,591		17,057
Trade name/Trademark	4-10 years	19,893		13,678		6,215		19,893		12,907		6,986
Customer relationships	6-7 years	54,823		36,546		18,277		54,823		33,565		21,258
Other	0-1 year	16,200		16,200		—		16,200		15,988		212
Total		$	283,125	$	212,907	$	70,218	$	283,125	$	197,223	$	85,902

For the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, amortization expense for other intangible assets was $7.7 million and $8.5 million, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, amortization expense for other intangible assets was $15.7 million and $16.9 million, respectively. Based on the intangible assets recorded as of December 31, 2011, 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)
2012 (remaining 6 months)	$	14,588
2013	20,914
2014	15,537
2015	12,771
2016	5,582
2017 and thereafter	826
Total	$	70,218

- 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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