Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	7. Acquisitions In 2023, Roto-Rooter completed the acquisition of one franchise in South Carolina for $305,000 in cash and one franchise in Georgia for $3.689 million in cash. In 2022, Roto-Rooter acquired three franchises in New Jersey for a total of $2.29 million in cash. VITAS purchased the hospice assets of one Florida provider for $1.24 million in cash. No acquisitions were completed during the year ended December 31, 2021. Revenue and net income from acquisitions made in 2023, 2022, and 2021 was not material. On August 2, 2019, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) to purchase substantially all of the assets of HSW RR, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HSW”) and certain related assets of its affiliates, for $120.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment that resulted in an additional $1.4 million payment to HSW. HSW owned and operated fourteen Roto-Rooter franchises mainly in the southwestern section of the United States, including Los Angeles, Dallas and Phoenix. On July 1, 2019, we completed the acquisition of a Roto-Rooter franchise and the related assets in Oakland, CA for $18.0 million in cash. Included in the allocation of the purchase price for these 2019 acquisitions was $59.2 million related to reacquired franchise rights. Reacquired franchise rights, included in identifiable intangibles on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are amortized over the period remaining in each individual franchise agreement. The average amortization period for reacquired franchise rights for the acquisitions made in 2019 is 7.4 years. In 2023, amortization expense from the reacquired franchise rights for these two acquisitions was $8.1 million compared to the franchise fee revenue recognized from all other Roto-Rooter franchises, nationwide, of $5.7 million. Goodwill is assessed for impairment on a yearly basis as of October 1. The primary factor that contributed to the purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill is operational efficiencies expected as a result of consolidating stand- alone franchises and Roto-Rooter’s network of nationwide branches. All goodwill recognized is deductible for tax purposes.

Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

7. Acquisitions

In 2023, Roto-Rooter completed the acquisition of one franchise in South Carolina for $305,000 in cash and one franchise in Georgia for $3.689 million in cash.

In 2022, Roto-Rooter acquired three franchises in New Jersey for a total of $2.29 million in cash. VITAS purchased the hospice assets of one Florida provider for $1.24 million in cash.

No acquisitions were completed during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Revenue and net income from acquisitions made in 2023, 2022, and 2021 was not material.

On August 2, 2019, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) to purchase substantially all of the assets of HSW RR, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HSW”) and certain related assets of its affiliates, for $120.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment that resulted in an additional $1.4 million payment to HSW. HSW owned and operated fourteen Roto-Rooter franchises mainly in the southwestern section of the United States, including Los Angeles, Dallas and Phoenix.

On July 1, 2019, we completed the acquisition of a Roto-Rooter franchise and the related assets in Oakland, CA for $18.0 million in cash.

Included in the allocation of the purchase price for these 2019 acquisitions was $59.2 million related to reacquired franchise rights. Reacquired franchise rights, included in identifiable intangibles on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are amortized over the period remaining in each individual franchise agreement. The average amortization period for reacquired franchise rights for the acquisitions made in 2019 is 7.4 years. In 2023, amortization expense from the reacquired franchise rights for these two acquisitions was $8.1 million compared to the franchise fee revenue recognized from all other Roto-Rooter franchises, nationwide, of $5.7 million.

Goodwill is assessed for impairment on a yearly basis as of October 1. The primary factor that contributed to the purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill is operational efficiencies expected as a result of consolidating stand- alone franchises and Roto-Rooter’s network of nationwide branches. All goodwill recognized is deductible for tax purposes.