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Intangible Assets and Goodwill
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Note 4:  Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Estimated

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

useful life,

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in years

 

Gross

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Net

 

 

Gross

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Net

 

Network affiliation agreements

 

15

 

$

3,118,357

 

 

$

(827,673

)

 

$

2,290,684

 

 

$

3,223,906

 

 

$

(691,640

)

 

$

2,532,266

 

Other definite-lived intangible assets

 

1-20

 

 

965,293

 

 

 

(300,893

)

 

 

664,400

 

 

 

961,350

 

 

 

(233,996

)

 

 

727,354

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

 

$

4,083,650

 

 

$

(1,128,566

)

 

$

2,955,084

 

 

$

4,185,256

 

 

$

(925,636

)

 

$

3,259,620

 

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for the remainder of 2020, each of the five succeeding years ended December 31 and thereafter for definite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

 

Remainder of 2020

 

$

72,775

 

2021

 

 

271,338

 

2022

 

 

268,939

 

2023

 

 

266,054

 

2024

 

 

264,272

 

Thereafter

 

 

1,811,706

 

 

 

$

2,955,084

 

 

The amounts recorded to goodwill and FCC licenses were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

FCC Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Net

 

 

Gross

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Net

 

Balances as of December 31, 2019

 

$

3,129,169

 

 

$

(132,294

)

 

$

2,996,875

 

 

$

2,968,875

 

 

$

(47,410

)

 

$

2,921,465

 

Current year acquisitions (See Note 3)

 

 

7,643

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,643

 

 

 

39,217

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

39,217

 

Current year divestitures (See Note 3)

 

 

(48,429

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(48,429

)

 

 

(104,308

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(104,308

)

Measurement period adjustments related to Nexstar and Tribune merger (See Note 3)

 

 

(94,775

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(94,775

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Balances as of September 30, 2020

 

$

2,993,608

 

 

$

(132,294

)

 

$

2,861,314

 

 

$

2,903,784

 

 

$

(47,410

)

 

$

2,856,374

 

 


In each of the first three quarters of 2020, the Company evaluated the changes in facts and circumstances and general market declines resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including their impact on its current operating results and whether an impairment triggering event has occurred on its indefinite-lived intangible assets, long-lived assets (including finite-lived intangible assets) and reporting units with goodwill. Based on the results of the evaluation, the Company concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, no impairment triggering events had occurred on these assets, mainly because as of this date, the Company’s market capitalization exceeded the carrying amount of its equity by a substantial amount. Despite the adverse effects of COVID-19 in the Company’s financial results, mostly in the first part of the second quarter of 2020, there were significant improvements in the Company’s financial results as certain areas throughout the United States permitted the re-opening of non-essential businesses which has had a favorable impact to the macroeconomic environment and to the Company’s revenue. In the third quarter of 2020 and on a year to date basis, the Company remained profitable. There were also no material changes in its customer mix, including advertisers, multichannel video programming distributors and online video distributors. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic subsequent to September 30, 2020, the Company will continue to evaluate its indefinite-lived intangible assets, long-lived assets and goodwill to determine if an impairment triggering event will occur in future periods. Any further adverse impact of COVID-19 or the general market conditions on the Company’s operating results could reasonably be expected to negatively impact the fair value of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets and its reporting units as well as the recoverability of its long-lived assets and may result in future impairment charges which could be material.