Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

4 Months Ended

Apr. 21, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

2. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table presents goodwill as of April 21, 2013, and December 30, 2012 (in thousands):

Balance at December 25, 2011	$	61,769
Acquisition	756
Balance at December 30, 2012 and April 21, 2013	62,525

The Company has no historical goodwill impairment losses in periods prior to those presented in the above table. Refer to Note 5, Acquisition of Red Robin Franchised Restaurant for details of the acquisition.

The following table presents intangible assets subject to amortization as of April 21, 2013, and December 30, 2012 (in thousands):

	April 21, 2013							December 30, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Franchise rights	$	43,603	$	(16,097	)	$	27,506	$	43,519	$	(15,342	)	$	28,177
Leasehold interests	12,744		(4,546		)	8,198		12,744		(4,313		)	8,431
Liquor licenses	10,049		(8,861		)	1,188		9,095		(8,500		)	595
	$	66,396	$	(29,504	)	$	36,892	$	65,358	$	(28,155	)	$	37,203

There were no impairments to intangible assets during the sixteen weeks ended April 21, 2013, and April 15, 2012. The amortization expense reflected in the consolidated statements of operations totaled $1.3 million and $1.4 million for the sixteen weeks ended April 21, 2013, and April 15, 2012, respectively.

The aggregate future amortization expense as of April 21, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2013	$	2,200
2014	3,398
2015	3,395
2016	3,229
2017	3,116
Thereafter	21,554
	$	36,892

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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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