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SEGMENT INFORMATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company changed its reportable segments during the third quarter of 2017 to reflect the current tech-focused operating structure, which was announced in the second quarter of 2017 and implemented in the third quarter of 2017. Accordingly, all prior periods have been recast to reflect the current segment presentation.
The Company has two reportable segments: Tech-focused and Healthcare. The Tech-focused reportable segment includes the Dice, Dice Europe, ClearanceJobs, eFinancialCareers (formerly in the Global Industry Group segment), and Brightmatter (absorbed into Tech-focused in the third quarter of 2017 and formerly in Corporate & Other) services, as well as the Companys Open Web technology. The getTalent assets and liabilities along with its revenues and expenses that were previously in Brightmatter remain in Corporate & Other. The Healthcare reportable segment includes the Health eCareers service and was unchanged from prior presentation. Management has organized its reportable segments based upon our internal management reporting.
The Company has other services and activities that individually are not more than 10% of consolidated revenues, operating income or total assets. These include Slashdot Media (business sold in the first quarter of 2016), Hcareers, Rigzone, Biospace (each formerly in the Global Industry Group segment) and getTalent services, which are recorded in the "Corporate & Other" category, along with corporate-related costs which are not considered in a segment.
The Company’s foreign operations are comprised of the Dice Europe operations and a portion of the eFinancialCareers and Rigzone services, which operate in Europe, the financial centers of the gulf region of the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. The Company’s foreign operations also include Hcareers, which operates in Canada, and the Company's Open Web technology, which operates in Europe. Revenue by geographic region, as shown in the table below, is based on the location of each of the Company’s subsidiaries.
The following table shows the segment information (in thousands and recast for the change in reportable segments):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
By Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tech-focused
$
39,814

 
$
42,739

 
$
118,638

 
$
128,876

Healthcare
6,462

 
6,735

 
19,741

 
20,647

Corporate & Other
6,148

 
6,599

 
18,635

 
22,509

Total revenues
$
52,424

 
$
56,073

 
$
157,014

 
$
172,032

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tech-focused
$
1,789

 
$
1,743

 
$
5,144

 
$
5,508

Healthcare
406

 
539

 
1,451

 
1,630

Corporate & Other
381

 
196

 
1,108

 
501

Total depreciation
$
2,576

 
$
2,478

 
$
7,703

 
$
7,639

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tech-focused
$
28

 
$
278

 
$
108

 
$
1,833

Healthcare
162

 
218

 
487

 
654

Corporate & Other
364

 
1,074

 
1,091

 
3,619

Total amortization
$
554

 
$
1,570

 
$
1,686

 
$
6,106

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tech-focused
$
9,485

 
$
14,147

 
$
30,700

 
$
40,097

Healthcare
(187
)
 
(366
)
 
(1,279
)
 
(537
)
Corporate & Other
(6,760
)
 
(29,864
)
 
(18,586
)
 
(44,516
)
Operating income (loss)
2,538

 
(16,083
)
 
10,835

 
(4,956
)
Interest expense
(1,173
)
 
(901
)
 
(2,777
)
 
(2,593
)
Other expense
(3
)
 
(1
)
 
(10
)
 
(33
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
1,362

 
$
(16,985
)
 
$
8,048

 
$
(7,582
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tech-focused
$
1,931

 
$
1,783

 
$
7,544

 
$
5,595

Healthcare
366

 
245

 
996

 
642

Corporate & Other
248

 
897

 
1,813

 
2,005

Total capital expenditures
$
2,545

 
$
2,925

 
$
10,353

 
$
8,242

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
By Geography:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
38,869

 
$
41,617

 
$
117,026

 
$
126,617

United Kingdom
4,541

 
5,291

 
13,886

 
18,875

EMEA, APAC and Canada (1)
9,014

 
9,165

 
26,102

 
26,540

Non-United States
13,555

 
14,456

 
39,988

 
45,415

Total revenues
$
52,424

 
$
56,073

 
$
157,014

 
$
172,032

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Europe (excluding United Kingdom), the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and Asia-Pacific (“APAC”)
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Total assets (recast for the change in reportable segments):
 
 
 
Tech-focused
$
263,822

 
$
263,462

Healthcare
13,287

 
14,375

Corporate & Other
28,895

 
32,258

Total assets
$
306,004

 
$
310,095



The Company changed its reporting units during the third quarter of 2017 to reflect the current reporting structure. The reporting units are: Tech-focused, Healthcare, Hospitality, Energy, and BioSpace. The following table shows the carrying amount of goodwill by segment as of December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2017 and the changes in goodwill for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 (in thousands):
 
Tech-focused
 
Healthcare
 
Corporate & Other
 
Total
Goodwill at December 31, 2016
$
152,165

 
$
6,269

 
$
13,311

 
$
171,745

Foreign currency translation adjustment
$
4,896

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,896

Goodwill at September 30, 2017
$
157,061

 
$
6,269

 
$
13,311

 
$
176,641



On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (“UK”) held a referendum in which British citizens approved an exit from the EU, commonly referred to as “Brexit.” Brexit could cause disruptions to and create uncertainty surrounding our business, including affecting our relationships with our existing and future customers and employees based in the UK and Europe along with adversely impacting foreign currencies, particularly the British Pound Sterling as compared to the United States dollar.  These disruptions and uncertainties could decrease demand for finance and technology professionals in the markets we serve. This decline in demand and any future declines in demand could significantly decrease the use of our finance and technology industry job posting websites and related services, which may adversely affect the Tech-focused reporting unit’s financial condition and results of operations. If recruitment activity is slow in the industries in which we operate during 2017 and beyond, our revenues and results of operations will be negatively impacted. As a result of these factors, in the third quarter, the Company further evaluated the fair value of the Tech-focused reporting unit and believes it is not more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying value. If events and circumstances change resulting in significant reductions in actual operating income or projections of future operating income, the Company will test this reporting unit for impairment prior to the annual impairment test.
The fair value of the Hospitality reporting unit was not substantially in excess of the carrying value as of the most recent annual impairment testing date of October 1, 2016. The percentage by which the estimated fair value exceeded carrying value for the Hospitality reporting unit was 19%. As a result of the continued competition in the Hospitality reporting unit, the Company performed an interim goodwill impairment test of the Hospitality reporting units as of December 31, 2016. The percentage by which the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value for the Hospitality reporting unit as of December 31, 2016 was 16%. As a result of these factors, in the third quarter, the Company further evaluated the fair value of the Hospitality reporting unit and believes it is not more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying value. The Healthcare reporting unit was not at risk of experiencing a fair value less than carrying value. Therefore, no interim impairment testing was performed as of September 30, 2017.
The Company disclosed in the second quarter of 2017 that the fair value of the Finance reporting unit, now included in Tech-focused, was not substantially in excess of the carrying value as of the most recent annual impairment testing date of October 1, 2016.  See evaluation of the Tech-focused reporting unit above.