Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of January 1, 2014	$	836,318
Goodwill resulting from Wildfire acquisition		504
Goodwill resulting from Space Monkey acquisition		7,402
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation		(2,702	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014		841,522
Goodwill Impaired due to Wireless Restructuring (see Note 3)		(2,270	)
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation		(4,836	)
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	834,416

Schedule of Intangible Asset Balances

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

	March 31, 2016							December 31, 2015
	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	$	967,653	$	(460,040	)	$	507,613	$	962,842	$	(430,803	)	$	532,039	10 years
2GIG 2.0 technology		17,000		(7,918	)		9,082		17,000		(7,064	)		9,936	8 years
CMS and other technology		7,067		(3,850	)		3,217		7,067		(3,438	)		3,629	5 years
Space Monkey technology		7,100		(1,138	)		5,962		7,100		(761	)		6,339	6 years
Patents		7,813		(2,502	)		5,311		7,524		(2,094	)		5,430	5 years
Non-compete agreements		1,200		(950	)		250		1,200		(800	)		400	2-3 years
Total definite-lived intangible assets:		1,007,833		(476,398	)		531,435		1,002,733		(444,960	)		557,773
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
IP addresses		564		—			564		564		—			564
Domain names		58		—			58		58		—			58
Total Indefinite-lived intangible assets		622		—			622		622		—			622
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,008,455	$	(476,398	)	$	532,057	$	1,003,355	$	(444,960	)	$	558,395

The following table presents intangible asset balances as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	December 31,						Estimated Useful Lives
	2015			2014
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer contracts	$	962,842		$	978,776		10 years
2GIG 2.0 technology		17,000			17,000		8 years
Patents		7,524			6,518		5 years
Space Monkey technology		7,100			7,100		6 years
CMS and other technology		7,067			7,067		5 years
Non-compete agreements		1,200			2,000		2-3 years
Wireless internet technologies		—			4,690		2-3 years
		1,002,733			1,023,151
Accumulated amortization		(444,960	)		(320,198	)
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		557,773			702,953
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
IP addresses		564			214
Domain names		58			59
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets		622			273
Total intangible assets, net	$	558,395		$	703,226

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

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets, excluding approximately $0.4 million in patents currently in process, is as follows as of March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

2016—Remaining Period	$	87,447
2017		101,340
2018		89,755
2019		78,114
2020		67,351
Thereafter		107,061
Total estimated amortization expense	$	531,068

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets, excluding approximately $0.4 million in patents currently in process, is as follows as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

2016	$	116,096
2017		100,808
2018		89,277
2019		77,696
2020		66,984
Thereafter		106,526
Total estimated amortization expense	$	557,387