Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

We recorded as goodwill the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as part of the acquisition of the assets primarily used or held for use of Epic Research Education Services, LLC, which does business as Nitro College (“Nitro”), in the first quarter of 2022. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested periodically for impairment. We test goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the year, or more frequently if we believe that indicators of impairment exist. At March 31, 2023 we had $51 million in total goodwill. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Business Combination” in our 2022 Form 10-K for additional details on our acquisition of Nitro.

Acquired Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include acquired tradename and trademarks, customer relationships, and developed technology. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.

Acquired intangible assets include the following:


		March 31, 2023						December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	Useful Life (in years)(1)	Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Tradename and trademarks	10	$	68,470	$	(7,418)	$	61,052	$	68,470	$	(5,706)	$	62,764
Customer relationships	5	5,670		(2,178)		3,492		5,670		(1,723)		3,947
Developed technology	3	1,260		(455)		805		1,260		(350)		910
Total acquired intangible assets		$	75,400	$	(10,051)	$	65,349	$	75,400	$	(7,779)	$	67,621

(1) The weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets related to the Nitro acquisition is 9.51 years.

We recorded amortization of acquired intangible assets totaling approximately $2 million and $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We will continue to amortize our intangible assets with definite useful lives over their remaining estimated useful lives. We estimate amortization expense associated with these intangible assets will be approximately $9 million, $8 million, $8 million, $7 million, and $7 million in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively.