Company: DHR
Filing Date: 2025-10-21
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000313616-25-000182
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Company: DANAHER CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-10-21
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 U.S. can be completed with no incremental U.S. tax; however, repatriation of cash could subject the Company to non-U.S. taxes on distributions.  The cash that the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries hold for indefinite reinvestment is generally used to finance foreign operations and investments, including acquisitions.  The income taxes, if any, that would be applicable to the repatriation of such earnings (including basis differences in our foreign subsidiaries) are not readily determinable.  As of September 26, 2025, management believes that it has sufficient sources of liquidity to satisfy its cash needs, including its cash needs in the U.S.  

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The Company is supplementing the critical accounting estimates as described in the 2024 Annual Report with the following critical accounting estimate.  There have been no other material changes to the Company’s critical accounting estimates as described in the 2024 Annual Report. 

Acquired intangibles - The Company reviews identified intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable.  Determining whether an impairment loss occurred for finite-lived intangibles requires a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group to the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group.  These analyses require management to make 

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judgments and estimates about future revenues, expenses, market conditions and discount rates related to these assets.  Indefinite-lived intangibles are subject to impairment testing at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that potential impairment exists.  Determining whether an impairment loss occurred for indefinite-lived intangible assets involves calculating the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets and comparing the fair value to their carrying value.  In addition, the Company reviews the useful lives for intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that an indefinite life may no longer be appropriate.  If the fair value is less than the carrying value, the difference is recorded as an impairment loss.  If actual results are not consistent with management’s estimates and assumptions, goodwill and other intangible assets may be overstated, and a charge would need to be taken against net earnings which would adversely affect the Company’s financial statements.  

The Company estimates the fair value of acquired trade names through the use of a relief from royalty method, which values an indefinite-lived intangible asset by estimating the royalties saved through the ownership of an asset.  Under this method,