Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill

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Goodwill
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Text Block]
GOODWILL
Goodwill recorded as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 of $15.5 million is attributable to the 2014 acquisition of RedPath. A rollforward of the carrying value of goodwill from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
2015
 
January 1,
Additions
Adjustments
Impairments
March 31,
RedPath
$
15,545




$
15,545


Other Intangible Assets
The net carrying value of the identifiable intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 is as follows: 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2015
 
Life
 
Carrying
Accumulated
 
 
(Years)
 
Amount
Amortization
Net
Diagnostic assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Asuragen acquisition:
 
 
 
 
 
   Thyroid
9
 
$
8,519

$

$
8,519

   Pancreas
7
 
2,882

257

2,625

   Biobank
4
 
1,575

246

1,329

RedPath acquisition:
 
 
 
 
 
Pancreas test
7
 
16,141

961

15,180

Barrett's test
9
 
18,351


18,351

Total
 
 
$
47,468

$
1,464

$
46,004

Diagnostic lab:
 
 
 
 
 
CLIA Lab
2.3
 
$
609

$
179

$
430



Amortization expense was $0.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015. There was no amortization expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Amortization of the thyroid and Barrett's diagnostic assets will begin upon launch of the products. Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
$
5,102

$
6,358

$
6,097

$
5,949

$
5,703