Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The following table presents intangible asset balances (in thousands):

	June 30, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Estimated Useful Lives
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer contracts	$	966,909	$	(757,039	)	$	209,870	$	964,100	$	(717,648	)	$	246,452	10 years
2GIG 2.0 technology	17,000		(15,913		)	1,087		17,000		(15,292		)	1,708		8 years
Other technology	4,725		(2,133		)	2,592		2,917		(1,667		)	1,250		5 - 7 years
Space Monkey technology	7,100		(6,283		)	817		7,100		(5,756		)	1,344		6 years
Patents	12,526		(9,737		)	2,789		12,123		(8,415		)	3,708		5 years
Total definite-lived intangible assets:	$	1,008,260	$	(791,105	)	$	217,155	$	1,003,240	$	(748,778	)	$	254,462
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
IP addresses	564		—			564		564		—			564
Domain names	59		—			59		59		—			59
Total Indefinite-lived intangible assets	623		—			623		623		—			623
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,008,883	$	(791,105	)	$	217,778	$	1,003,863	$	(748,778	)	$	255,085

Schedule of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

The following table presents intangible asset balances (in thousands):

	June 30, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Estimated Useful Lives
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer contracts	$	966,909	$	(757,039	)	$	209,870	$	964,100	$	(717,648	)	$	246,452	10 years
2GIG 2.0 technology	17,000		(15,913		)	1,087		17,000		(15,292		)	1,708		8 years
Other technology	4,725		(2,133		)	2,592		2,917		(1,667		)	1,250		5 - 7 years
Space Monkey technology	7,100		(6,283		)	817		7,100		(5,756		)	1,344		6 years
Patents	12,526		(9,737		)	2,789		12,123		(8,415		)	3,708		5 years
Total definite-lived intangible assets:	$	1,008,260	$	(791,105	)	$	217,155	$	1,003,240	$	(748,778	)	$	254,462
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
IP addresses	564		—			564		564		—			564
Domain names	59		—			59		59		—			59
Total Indefinite-lived intangible assets	623		—			623		623		—			623
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,008,883	$	(791,105	)	$	217,778	$	1,003,863	$	(748,778	)	$	255,085

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets Excluding Patents Currently in Process

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets, excluding approximately $0.3 million in patents currently in process, is as follows as of June 30, 2019 (in thousands):

2019 - Remaining Period	$	39,926
2020	69,207
2021	58,850
2022	48,868
2023	51
Thereafter	3
Total estimated amortization expense	$	216,905