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assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.<br />
Our accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the<br />
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements located in Item 8 of Part II. However, we believe the following<br />
policies merit discussion due to their higher degree of judgment, estimation, or complexity.<br />
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts<br />
Our products are sold to customers in many different markets and geographic locations. Methodologies for<br />
estimating bad debt reserves include specific reserves for known collectability issues and percentages applied to<br />
aged receivables based on historical experience. We must make judgments and estimates regarding account<br />
receivables that may become uncollectible. These estimates affect our bad debt reserve and results of operations.<br />
We base these estimates on many factors including historical collection rates, the financial stability and size of<br />
our customers as well as the markets they serve and our analysis of aged accounts receivable. Our judgments and<br />
estimates regarding collectability of accounts receivable have an impact on our financial statements.<br />
Inventory Valuation<br />
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally by the first-in, first-out<br />
method. The valuation of inventory requires us to make judgments and estimates regarding obsolete, damaged or<br />
excess inventory, as well as current and future demand for our products. Estimation of inventory valuation<br />
reserves requires us to analyze the aging and future demand for inventories and to forecast future product pricing<br />
trends which has an effect on our results of operations. We calculate inventory reserves using a combination of<br />
lower of cost or market analysis, analysis of historical usage data, forecast demand data and historical disposal<br />
rates. Specific product valuation analysis is applied, if practicable, to those items of inventory representing a<br />
higher portion of the value of inventory on-hand. Refer to Note 2 – Inventories, net in the Notes to the<br />
Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.<br />
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets<br />
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an<br />
impairment loss may have been incurred. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment,<br />
including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment<br />
of goodwill to reporting units, and determination of the fair value of each reporting unit. We estimate the fair<br />
value of each reporting unit using a discounted cash flow methodology. This requires us to use significant<br />
judgment including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the<br />
long-term rate of growth for our business, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, determination of our<br />
weighted average cost of capital, and relevant market data.<br />
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, we determined that goodwill related to our Automotive,<br />
Consumer and QNX reporting units was impaired and we recognized an impairment charge of $330.6 million.<br />
Goodwill was $81.9 million at June 30, 2009 compared with $436.4 million at June 30, 2008. Refer to Note 5 –<br />
Goodwill in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.<br />
Intangible assets primarily consist of patents, trademarks and distribution agreements and are amortized<br />
over periods ranging from <strong>10</strong> months to 17 years. We apply an impairment evaluation whenever events or<br />
changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our intangible assets may not be<br />
recoverable. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic lives.<br />
We believe that the straight-line method of amortization reflects an appropriate allocation of the cost of the<br />
intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained annually by our<br />
Company.<br />
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