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64 COGECO CABLE INC. 2012 Consolidated financial statements
13. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
A. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
During fiscal 2012 and 2011, intangible assets variations were as follows:
Finite useful life Indefinite useful life
Reconnect and
customer acquisition
costs(1) Custome
r
relationships
Cable Distribution
Licenses Total
(In thousands of Canadian dollars) $$ $$
Cost
Balance at September 1, 2010 42,183 38,203 967,000 1,047,386
A
cquisitions through business combinations (note 5)
34,305 34,305
Other additions 10,872
10,872
Disposals (11,226)
(11,226)
Balance at August 31, 2011 41,829 72,508 967,000 1,081,337
Other additions 14,787
14,787
Disposals (10,627)
(10,627)
Balance at August 31, 2012 45,989 72,508 967,000 1,085,497
Accumulated amortization and impairment losses
Balance at September 1, 2010 21,370 10,097 31,467
A
mortization expense 10,721 4,774 15,495
Disposals (11,226)
(11,226)
Balance at August 31, 2011 20,865 14,871 35,736
A
mortization expense 11,341 9,065 20,406
Disposals (10,627)
(10,627)
Balance at August 31, 2012 21,579 23,936 45,515
Carrying amounts
A
t September 1, 2010 20,813 28,106 967,000 1,015,919
A
t August 31, 2011 20,964 57,637 967,000 1,045,601
At August 31, 2012 24,410 48,572 967,000 1,039,982
(1) Reconnect and customer acquisition costs include reconnect and additional service activation costs and direct and incremental costs associated with
the acquisition of Enterprise service customers.