Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Summary of Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill was as follows:

	U.S. Operating Segment		International Operating Segment			Total
Balance at January 1, 2015 (1)	$	1,156,556	$	120,827		$	1,277,383
Acquisition of Brazil theatre		—		356			356
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		(25,449	)		(25,449	)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (1)	$	1,156,556	$	95,734		$	1,252,290

⁽¹⁾  Balances are presented net of accumulated impairment losses of $214,031 for the U.S. operating segment and $27,622 for the international operating segment.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

	Balance at January 1, 2015			Amortization			Other (1)			Balance at September 30, 2015
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Gross carrying amount	$	99,922		$	—		$	730		$	100,652
Accumulated amortization		(52,232	)		(4,313	)		(1,758	)		(58,303	)
Total net intangible assets with finite lives	$	47,690			(4,313	)		(1,028	)	$	42,349
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Tradename		300,334			—			(919	)		299,415
Total intangible assets — net	$	348,024		$	(4,313	)	$	(1,947	)	$	341,764

⁽¹⁾  Includes write-off of intangible assets for closed theatres, write-off of a vendor contract intangible asset, impairment of a favorable lease and foreign currency translation adjustments.

Estimated Aggregate Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets

Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:

For the three months ended December 31, 2015	$	1,319
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2016		5,560
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017		5,027
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018		4,901
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019		4,002
Thereafter		21,540
Total	$	42,349