GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the carrying value for the Company's intangible assets:



	Weighted Average Amortization Period as of	As of December 31,
	December 31, 2017	2017			2016
Management contracts	2.0 years	$	67,306		$	111,939
Client relationships	10.5 years	38,600			38,600
Trade name	4.5 years	3,200			3,200
Intangible assets, gross		109,106			153,739
Foreign currency translation		—			(3,205		)
Total intangible assets acquired		109,106			150,534
Less: accumulated amortization		(68,641		)	(92,219		)
Intangible assets, net		$	40,465		$	58,315

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets was $17.9 million, $26.6 million and $46.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is presented within general, administrative and other expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During 2017, the Company removed $41.4 million of intangible assets that were fully amortized.

At December 31, 2017, future annual amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the years 2018 through 2022 and thereafter is estimated to be:



Year	Amortization
2018	$	9,031
2019	4,458
2020	4,071
2021	3,987
2022	3,192
Thereafter	15,726
Total	$	40,465

Goodwill

The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company's goodwill assets:



	Credit		Private Equity		Real Estate			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	32,196	$	58,600	$	53,271		$	144,067
Foreign currency translation	—		—		(343		)	(343		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	32,196		58,600		52,928			143,724
Foreign currency translation	—		—		171			171
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	32,196	$	58,600	$	53,099		$	143,895

There was no impairment of goodwill recorded during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The impact of foreign currency translation is reflected within other comprehensive income.

- 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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