Goodwill and Core Deposit Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

GOODWILL AND CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLES

9. GOODWILL AND CORE DEPOSIT INTANGIBLES

The Company reviews its goodwill for impairment annually, or more frequently, if indicators of impairment exist. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, management determined that goodwill, as reflected in the Company’s financial statements, was not impaired. The most recent goodwill impairment test was as of December 31, 2016. Subsequent to year end, management has determined that no triggering events have occurred that would result in impairment.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and core deposit intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:


	Goodwill		Core Deposit Intangibles
	(Dollars in thousands)

Balance - December 31, 2014	$	30,129	$	4,148
Add - acquisition of Patriot		55,162		8,261
Less - amortization		-		(847)
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	85,291	$	11,562
Less - amortization		-		(1,587)
Balance - December 31, 2016	$	85,291	$	9,975

Amortization of core deposit intangibles was $1.6 million, $847 thousand and $303 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company initially records the total premium paid on acquisitions as goodwill. After finalizing the valuation, core deposit intangibles are identified and reclassified from goodwill to core deposit intangibles on the balance sheet. This reclassification has no effect on total assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, net income or cash flows. The measurement period for the Company to determine the fair value of acquired identifiable assets and assumed liabilities will be at the end of the earlier of (1) twelve months from the date of acquisition or (2) as soon as the Company receives the information it was seeking about facts and circumstances that existed as of the date of acquisition. The Company may record subsequent adjustments to goodwill for amounts undeterminable at acquisition date, such as deferred taxes and real estate valuations.

Core deposit intangibles are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated lives, which the Company believes is approximately two to seventeen years. The estimated future amortization expense for the core deposit intangibles remaining as of December 31, 2016 is as follows (dollars in thousands):


2017	$	1,472
2018		1,196
2019		1,080
2020		992
2021		905
Thereafter		4,330
Total	$	9,975

- 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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