Note 9 - Goodwill and Core Deposit Intangible - Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

9.	GOODWILL AND CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLE - NET

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination. At

December 31,

201

goodwill consisted of

$25.7

million related to the FNSC acquisition which is

not

deductible for tax purposes and

$14.5

million related to the Metropolitan acquisition which is deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is

not

amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually and updated quarterly if necessary. The Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill as of

September 30, 2017

and

impairment of the Company’s goodwill was indicated. The Company’s core deposit intangible is related to the core deposit premiums of First National, Heritage Bank and Metropolitan. These core deposit intangibles are amortized on a straight line basis over their estimated lives ranging from

years.

Changes in the carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company

’s core deposit intangible for the years ended

December 31

were as follows (in thousands):

	201 7			2016			2015

Balance —beginning of period	$	10,353		$	11,374		$	7,338

Metropolitan acquisition		--			--			4,760
Amortization expense		(1,021	)		(1,021	)		(724	)

Balance —end of period	$	9,332		$	10,353		$	11,374

The Company

’s projected amortization expense is approximately

$1.0

million in each of the years ending

December 31, 2018

through

2022,

and

$4.3

million thereafter.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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