Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

7. Intangible Assets

Following is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, net of accumulated impairment losses recorded prior to December 31, 2012 of $606.3 million and $37.1 million, respectively:


			Other Indefinite‑
			Lived Intangible
	Goodwill		Assets
Balance — December 31, 2013	$	1,139.0	$	295.6
Additions		165.4		101.0
Foreign currency translation		(34.0)		(10.0)
Balance — December 31, 2014	$	1,270.4	$	386.6
Additions		83.7		31.9
Foreign currency translation		(31.3)		(10.5)
Balance — December 31, 2015	$	1,322.8	$	408.0

Goodwill for our Retail Automotive reportable segment was $1,095.3 million and $1,053.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The changes to goodwill during 2015 represented additions of $63.9 million and adjustments for foreign currency translation of $23.5 million. The changes to goodwill during 2014 represented additions of $53.7 million and adjustments for foreign currency translation of $24.7 million. The additions in 2015 and 2014 related to our dealership acquisitions during those years.

Goodwill for our Retail Commercial Truck reportable segment was $147.5 million and $127.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The changes to goodwill during 2015 represented additions of $19.8 million related to our dealership acquisitions during the year. We acquired Premier Truck Group in 2014 and recorded $127.7 million of goodwill.

Goodwill for our Other reportable segment was $80.0 million and $89.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The changes to goodwill during 2015 represented adjustments for foreign currency translation.

We test for impairment of our intangible assets at least annually. We did not record any impairment charges relating to our intangible assets in 2015, 2014 or 2013.

- 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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