Alto Ingredients, Inc. General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

		Useful				December 31, 2012												December 31, 2011
		Life (Years)				Gross				Accumulated Amortization				Net Book Value				Gross				Accumulated Amortization				Net Book Value

Non-Amortizing:
Kinergy tradename						$	2,678			$	–			$	2,678			$	2,678			$	–			$	2,678

Amortizing:
Customer relationships			10				4,741				(3,685	)			1,056				4,741				(3,211	)			1,530
Pacific Ethanol tradename			2				800				(800	)			–				800				(550	)			250
Total intangible assets, net						$	8,219			$	(4,485	)		$	3,734			$	8,219			$	(3,761	)		$	4,458