Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the identifiable intangible assets are as follows (dollars in thousands):


	December 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Gross				Net		Gross				Net
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	Value		Amortization		Value		Value		Amortization		Value
Subject to amortization:
Customer relationships	$	21,709	$	14,238	$	7,471	$	21,709	$	11,799	$	9,910
Trade name and other		320		263		57		320		202		118
		22,029		14,501		7,528		22,029		12,001		10,028
Not subject to amortization:
Brand name		27,300		—		27,300		27,300		—		27,300
		27,300		—		27,300		27,300		—		27,300
	$	49,329	$	14,501	$	34,828	$	49,329	$	12,001	$	37,328

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized customer relationship intangibles amounting to $4.3 million and other intangibles amounting to $0.1 million related to the acquisition of SystemMetrics. The estimated useful life of the customer relationship intangible assets acquired was 13 years. The determination of useful lives for customer relationships was made based on historical and expected customer attrition rates. The Company uses an accelerated amortization method reflecting the rate of expected customer attrition.

Amortization expense amounted to $2.5 million, $2.9 million and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (dollars in thousands):


Year ended December 31,
2016	$	2,100
2017		1,703
2018		1,307
2019		930
2020		574
Thereafter		914
	$	7,528

In conjunction with the acquisition of SystemMetrics, the Company recognized goodwill of $10.5 million which is attributed to the data center colocation segment. In conjunction with the 2012 acquisition of Wavecom Solutions Corporation, the Company adjusted the carrying value of goodwill in 2013. The revised goodwill amounted to $1.6 million and is included in the telecommunications segment.

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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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