Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the estimated fair values of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets.

Goodwill consisted of the following:

	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	114,033
Additions through acquisitions		23,364
Balance at June 30, 2017	$	137,397

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the recognition of goodwill of $23,364 in connection with the inthinc Acquisition.

Goodwill is allocated to the Company’s one reportable segment, which is its only reporting unit.

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

		June 30, 2017							December 31, 2016
	Useful life			Accumulated							Accumulated
	(years)	Cost		amortization			Net		Cost		amortization			Net
Customer lists	5-20	$	110,257	$	(24,403	)	$	85,854	$	91,757	$	(20,026	)	$	71,731
Patents and technology	5-10		22,781		(6,875	)		15,906		16,556		(5,990	)		10,566
Trade names and trademarks	1-2		2,884		(2,756	)		128		2,885		(2,637	)		248
		$	135,922	$	(34,034	)	$	101,888	$	111,198	$	(28,653	)	$	82,545

The weighted-average amortization period for the intangible assets is 11.4 years. The weighted-average amortization period for customer lists, patents and technology and trade names and trademarks is 12.1, 9.4 and 1.2 years, respectively.

Amortization expense was $2,689 and $3,068 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amortization expense was $5,381 and $6,130 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Estimated annual amortization expense for intangible assets subsequent to June 30, 2017 is as follows:

	Amount
2017 (remaining)	$	6,133
2018		12,013
2019		11,977
2020		11,694
2021		11,232
2022		10,777
Thereafter		38,062
	$	101,888

- 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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