Paychex, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization


Note H —	Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

The Company had goodwill balances on its Consolidated Balance Sheets of $513.7 million as of May 31, 2011, and $421.6 million as of May 31, 2010. The increase in goodwill since May 31, 2010 was the result of the acquisition of two software-as-a-service companies in fiscal 2011. The acquisition of SurePayroll resulted in $84.6 million of goodwill and the acquisition of ePlan resulted in $7.5 million of goodwill.

The Company has certain intangible assets with finite lives. The components of intangible assets, at cost, consisted of the following:


	May 31,
In millions	2011		2010

Client lists	$	223.4	$	194.4
Other intangible assets		2.0		1.1

Total intangible assets, gross		225.4		195.5
Less: Accumulated amortization		148.2		133.9

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	$	77.2	$	61.6

The increase in intangible assets from May 31, 2010 to May 31, 2011 is largely attributable to the acquisitions of SurePayroll and ePlan. Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $20.3 million, $21.1 million, and $21.0 million for fiscal years 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years relating to intangible asset balances is as follows:


In millions
Year ending May 31,	Estimated amortization expense

2012	$	22.9
2013	$	17.7
2014	$	12.7
2015	$	9.0
2016	$	6.2

- Definition

Discloses 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 or 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. This element may be used as a single block of text to include the entire intangible asset disclosure including data and tables.

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