Intangible Assets and Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

6. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The following table provides the components of the Company’s intangible assets, other than goodwill (in thousands, except weighted average amortization period in years):


	Weighted
	Average	As of September 30, 2017						As of December 31, 2016
	Amortization	Initial		Accumulated		Net		Initial		Accumulated		Net
	Period	Cost		Amortization		Balance		Cost		Amortization		Balance
Franchise agreements	12.1	$	197,977	$	(98,343)	$	99,634	$	224,167	$	(115,027)	$	109,140
Other intangible assets:
Software (a)	4.5	$	13,902	$	(8,177)	$	5,725	$	13,207	$	(7,154)	$	6,053
Trademarks	14.1		3,153		(1,921)		1,232		3,102		(1,782)		1,320
Non-compete	10.0		2,500		(250)		2,250		2,500		(62)		2,438
Total other intangible assets	7.6	$	19,555	$	(10,348)	$	9,207	$	18,809	$	(8,998)	$	9,811

(a)

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, capitalized software development costs of $782,000 and $356,000, respectively, were information technology infrastructure projects not yet complete and ready for their intended use and thus were not subject to amortization.

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $4,066,000 and $3,666,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $15,055,000 and $10,836,000, respectively. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 include the measurement period adjustment of $765,000. Refer to Note 5, Acquisitions and Dispositions for additional information.

As of September 30, 2017, the estimated future amortization expense for the next five years related to intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


As of September 30, 2017:
Remainder of 2017	$	4,031
2018		15,685
2019		15,522
2020		15,293
2021		14,786
	$	65,317

The following table presents changes to goodwill for the period from January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 (in thousands):


Balance, January 1, 2017	$	126,633
Change in purchase price allocations for 2016 acquisitions		(3,865)
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates		245
Balance, September 30, 2017	$	123,013

- 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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