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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
4.
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of September 30, 2011 are attributable to the 2010 acquisition of Group DCA and the 2004 acquisition of Pharmakon.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying amount of goodwill was $24.0 million, consisting of $18.9 million and $5.1 million for the Group DCA and Pharmakon reporting units, respectively.  
The net carrying value of the identifiable intangible assets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:     
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2011
 
As of December 31, 2010
 
Life
 
Carrying
Accumulated
 
 
Carrying
Accumulated
 
 
(Years)
 
Amount
Amortization
Net
 
Amount
Amortization
Net
Pharmakon:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
7
 
$
1,751

$
438

$
1,313

 
$
1,751

$
250

$
1,501

Corporate tradename
7
 
791

198

593

 
791

113

678

Group DCA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Technology
6
 
4,097

626

3,471

 
4,097

113

3,984

Healthcare professional database
10
 
2,203

202

2,001

 
2,203

36

2,167

Corporate tradename
NA
 
2,063


2,063

 
2,063


2,063

Total
 
 
$
10,905

$
1,464

$
9,441

 
$
10,905

$
512

$
10,393

Amortization expense was $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1.0 million and $0.3 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Estimated amortization expense for the current and next four years is as follows:

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
$
1,266

$
1,266

$
1,266

$
1,266

$
1,266