Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Text Block]
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of June 30, 2012 are attributable to the 2010 acquisition of Group DCA.  As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the carrying amount of goodwill for Group DCA was $18.9 million.
The net carrying value of the identifiable intangible assets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:     
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2012
 
As of December 31, 2011
 
Life
 
Carrying
Accumulated
 
 
Carrying
Accumulated
 
 
(Years)
 
Amount
Amortization
Net
 
Amount
Amortization
Net
Group DCA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Technology
6
 
$
4,097

$
1,138

$
2,959

 
$
4,097

$
797

$
3,300

Healthcare professional database
10
 
2,203

367

1,836

 
2,203

257

1,946

Corporate tradename
NA
 
2,063


2,063

 
2,063


2,063

Total
 
 
$
8,363

$
1,505

$
6,858

 
$
8,363

$
1,054

$
7,309


Amortization expense was $0.2 million for both the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and $0.5 million for both the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Estimated amortization expense for the current and next four years is as follows:

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
$
903

$
903

$
903

$
903

$
754