Goodwill & Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill & Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable business segment for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):



				Professional			Sandy			Performance
	Learning			& Technical			Training &			Readiness
	Solutions			Services			Marketing			Solutions			Total
Net book value at
January 1, 2015
Goodwill	$	55,173		$	51,973		$	6,161		$	27,867		$	141,174
Accumulated impairment losses	(2,079		)	(7,830		)	(5,508		)	—			(15,417		)
Total	53,094			44,143			653			27,867			125,757
2015 Activity:
Foreign currency translation	(3,272		)	(441		)	—			(69		)	(3,782		)
Net book value at
December 31, 2015
Goodwill	51,901			51,532			6,161			27,798			137,392
Accumulated impairment losses	(2,079		)	(7,830		)	(5,508		)	—			(15,417		)
Total	49,822			43,702			653			27,798			121,975
2016 Activity:
Acquisitions	1,828			—			—			8,111			9,939
Foreign currency translation	(2,571		)	(1,338		)	—			(233		)	(4,142		)
Net book value at
December 31, 2016
Goodwill	51,158			50,194			6,161			35,676			143,189
Accumulated impairment losses	(2,079		)	(7,830		)	(5,508		)	—			(15,417		)
Total	$	49,079		$	42,364		$	653		$	35,676		$	127,772

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Intangible assets with finite lives are subject to amortization over their estimated useful lives. The primary assets included in this category and their respective balances were as follows (in thousands):



December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount
Customer relationships	$	14,595	$	(9,855	)	$	4,740
Intellectual property and other	2,311		(1,226		)	1,085
	$	16,906	$	(11,081	)	$	5,825

December 31, 2015
Customer relationships	$	19,351	$	(13,822	)	$	5,529
Intellectual property and other	1,772		(1,080		)	692
	$	21,123	$	(14,902	)	$	6,221

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $3.5 million, $4.1 million and $5.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets included in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):



Fiscal year ending:
2017	$	2,910
2018	1,748
2019	871
2020	296
Total	$	5,825

As of December 31, 2016, our intangible assets with definite lives had a weighted average remaining useful life of 2.4 years. We have no amortizable intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.

- 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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