Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

A summary of the goodwill and related adjustments is provided below:


	Hospice			Personal Care		Home Health		Total
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Goodwill as of December 31, 2023	$	432,799		$	153,276	$	76,920	$	662,995
Additions for acquisition		—			400		—		400
Adjustments to previously recorded goodwill		(54	)		—		50		(4	)
Goodwill as of March 31, 2024	$	432,745		$	153,676	$	76,970	$	663,391

On March 9, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of the operations of Upstate Home Care Solutions (“Upstate”) for $0.4 million. With the purchase of Upstate, the Company expanded its personal care services segment in South Carolina. In connection with the Upstate acquisition, the Company recognized goodwill in its personal care segment of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets consist of customer and referral relationships, trade names and trademarks, non-competition agreements and state licenses. Amortization is computed using straight-line and accelerated methods based upon the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, which range from one to twenty years. Customer and referral relationships are amortized systematically over the periods of expected economic benefit, which range from five to ten years.

The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of each identifiable intangible asset category consisted of the following:


		March 31, 2024							December 31, 2023
		(Amounts in Thousands)							(Amounts in Thousands)
	Estimated Useful Life	Gross carrying value		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying value		Gross carrying value		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying value
Customer and referral relationships	5-10 years	$	44,672	$	(39,907	)	$	4,765	$	44,672	$	(39,566	)	$	5,106
Trade names and trademarks	1-20 years		59,566		(24,608	)		34,958		59,566		(23,857	)		35,709
Non-competition agreement	3-5 years		6,785		(5,805	)		980		6,785		(5,601	)		1,184
State Licenses	6-10 years		12,671		(9,511	)		3,160		12,671		(9,015	)		3,656
State Licenses	Indefinite		46,328		—			46,328		46,328		—			46,328
Total intangible assets		$	170,022	$	(79,831	)	$	90,191	$	170,022	$	(78,039	)	$	91,983

Amortization expense related to the intangible assets was $1.8 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The weighted average remaining useful lives of identifiable intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 was 10.14 years.