Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Finite-lived Intangibles

The Company has finite-lived intangible assets which are amortized over the estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):



	December 31, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Developed technology	$	29,984	$	(22,711	)	$	7,273	$	29,984	$	(13,732	)	$	16,252
Customer relationships	2,400		(2,400		)	—		2,400		(2,242		)	158
Software license rights	1,654		(1,506		)	148		1,654		(1,351		)	303
Total	$	34,038	$	(26,617	)	$	7,421	$	34,038	$	(17,325	)	$	16,713

Total amortization expense from finite-lived intangible assets were $9.3 million, $10.6 million and $3.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Amortization expense of $9.1 million, $10.0 million and $2.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to developed technology and software license rights was recorded in cost of revenue and the remainder was recorded in “Amortization of certain acquired intangible assets” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of remaining amortization expense, which will be recorded in cost of revenue, for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending December 31 for finite-lived intangible assets that existed at December 31, 2016 (in thousands):



2017	$	7,421
Total	$	7,421

The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets with finite useful lives, including intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):



Goodwill as of December 31, 2014	$	25,894
Adjustments	—
Goodwill as of December 31, 2015	$	25,894
Adjustments	—
Goodwill as of December 31, 2016	$	25,894

- 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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