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74 COGECO CABLE INC. 2013 Consolidated financial statements
13. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
A) INTANGIBLE ASSETS
During fiscal 2013 and 2012, intangible assets variations were as follows:
Finite useful life Indefinite useful life
Years ended August 31, 2013 and 2012 Customer
relationships Other (1)
Cable
Distribution
Licenses Trade name Total
(In thousands of Canadian dollars) $ $ $ $ $
Cost
Balance at September 1, 2011 72,508 41,829 967,000 — 1,081,337
Other additions — 14,787 — — 14,787
Fully amortized — (10,627) — — (10,627)
Balance at August 31, 2012 72,508 45,989 967,000 — 1,085,497
Acquisition through business combinations 263,146 867 566,353 25,723 856,089
Other additions — 19,721 — — 19,721
Fully amortized — (10,966) — — (10,966)
Foreign currency translation adjustment 13,282 128 33,857 — 47,267
Balance at August 31, 2013 348,936 55,739 1,567,210 25,723 1,997,608
Accumulated amortization and impairment losses
Balance at September 1, 2011 14,871 20,865 — — 35,736
Amortization expense 9,065 11,341 — — 20,406
Fully amortized — (10,627) — — (10,627)
Balance at August 31, 2012 23,936 21,579 — — 45,515
Amortization expense 38,487 13,055 — — 51,542
Fully amortized — (10,966) — — (10,966)
Foreign currency translation adjustment 520 4 — — 524
Balance at August 31, 2013 62,943 23,672 — — 86,615
Carrying amounts
At August 31, 2012 48,572 24,410 967,000 — 1,039,982
At August 31, 2013 285,993 32,067 1,567,210 25,723 1,910,993
(1) Includes reconnect and additional service activation costs, direct and incremental costs associated with the acquisition of Enterprise service customers and
favorable leases.