Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Intangible Assets, net

Schedule of Goodwill

	North America (1)		Europe & Africa (2)		Australia & New Zealand		Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill, gross as of January 1, 2016	$	452,270	$	146,669	$	—	$	598,939
Accumulated impairment loss		—		(50,003)		—		(50,003)
Goodwill, net as of January 1, 2016	$	452,270	$	96,666	$	—	$	548,936
Intersegment allocation		—		—		—		—
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(38)		(15,823)		—		(15,861)
Goodwill, gross as of December 31, 2016	$	452,232	$	130,846	$	—	$	583,078
Accumulated impairment loss		—		(50,003)		—		(50,003)
Goodwill, net as of December 31, 2016	$	452,232	$	80,843	$	—	$	533,075
Acquisitions		107,442		99,465		141,557		348,464
Foreign currency translation adjustments		6,043		16,238		11,157		33,438
Impairment loss		—		—		(140,038)		(140,038)
Goodwill, gross as of December 31, 2017	$	565,717	$	246,549	$	152,714	$	964,980
Accumulated impairment loss		—		(50,003)		(140,038)		(190,041)
Goodwill, net as of December 31, 2017	$	565,717	$	196,546	$	12,676	$	774,939

⁽¹⁾ The North America segment is comprised of the Company’s operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

⁽²⁾ The Europe & Africa segment is comprised of the Company’s operations in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Spain, South Africa, Poland, and its ATM advertising business, i-design group plc (“i-design”).

Summary Of Net Carrying Amounts Of Intangible Assets With Indefinite Lives

	Trade Name: Indefinite-lived
	North America (1)		Europe & Africa (2)		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	1,900	$	416	$	2,316
Reclassification to definite-lived trade name		(1,700)		—		(1,700)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		3		3
Trade names: indefinite-lived as of December 31, 2016	$	200	$	419	$	619
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		40		40
Trade names: indefinite-lived as of December 31, 2017	$	200	$	459	$	659

⁽¹⁾ The North America segment is comprised of the Company’s operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

⁽²⁾ The Europe & Africa segment is comprised of the Company’s operations in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Spain, South Africa, the recently exited Poland, and i-design.

Summary Of Intangible Assets Subject To Amortization

	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
	(In thousands)
Merchant and bank-branding contracts/relationships	$	490,332	$	(299,801)	$	190,531	$	353,334	$	(248,428)	$	104,906
Trade names: definite-lived		18,480		(7,091)		11,389		11,618		(3,674)		7,944
Technology		10,901		(5,230)		5,671		10,718		(4,781)		5,937
Non-compete agreements		4,438		(4,308)		130		4,351		(4,057)		294
Revolving credit facility deferred financing costs		2,730		(1,248)		1,482		3,770		(2,240)		1,530
Total intangible assets with definite lives	$	526,881	$	(317,678)	$	209,203	$	383,791	$	(263,180)	$	120,611

Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets

	Amount Acquired in 2017		Weighted Average Amortization Period		Amount Acquired in 2016		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)
Merchant and bank-branding contracts/relationships	$	174,210	8.0	years	$	12,551	5.6	years
Trade name: definite-lived		10,693	3.0	years		–
Total	$	184,903			$	12,551

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense

2018	$	55,132
2019		51,182
2020		40,368
2021		32,014
2022		28,107
Thereafter		2,400
Total	$	209,203