Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

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 did business as Nitro College (“Nitro”), in the first quarter of 2022, and the acquisition of the key assets of Scholly Inc. (“Scholly”) in the third quarter of 2023. 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 both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $56 million in total goodwill. See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Business Combinations” in our 2024 Form 10-K for additional details on our acquisitions of Nitro and Scholly.

Acquired Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include acquired trade name 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, 2025						December 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)(1)	Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Trade name and trademarks	4.0	$	6,040	$	(2,517)	$	3,523	$	6,040	$	(2,139)	$	3,901
Customer relationships	4.6	8,920		(6,946)		1,974		8,920		(6,465)		2,455
Developed technology	3.5	2,590		(1,814)		776		2,590		(1,661)		929
Sallie.com domain	4.0	150		(15)		135		150		(6)		144
Total acquired intangible assets		$	17,700	$	(11,292)	$	6,408	$	17,700	$	(10,271)	$	7,429

(1)     The weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets related to the Nitro acquisition is 4.6 years and the weighted average useful life of the acquired intangible assets related to the Scholly acquisition is 4.0 years.

We recorded amortization of acquired intangible assets totaling approximately $1 million in both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024. 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 $4 million, $3 million, and $1 million in 2025, 2026, and 2027 respectively.