Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill represents costs in excess of values assigned to the underlying net assets of acquired businesses. Intangible assets acquired are recorded at estimated fair value. Goodwill is deemed to have an indefinite life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, and at any time when events suggest an impairment more likely than not has occurred. We test goodwill at the reporting unit level.

ASC Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350), permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under ASC Topic 350, an entity is not required to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test for a reporting unit if it is more likely than not that its fair value is greater than its carrying amount. A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below an operating segment, as defined by U.S. GAAP. Our North America operating segment is comprised of three reporting units based on our primary solution sets. The remaining three reporting units are our EMEA, Latin America and Asia Pacific operating segments. Effective January 1, 2021 as a result of a change in management, we transferred one of our businesses from our North America segment to our EMEA segment. In addition, we realigned some of our businesses between our North America OPS and North America TPS reporting units to more accurately align with their focus industries. As a result of these changes, we determined a triggering event occurred and performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test. For the goodwill impairment test as of January 1, 2021, we concluded that the fair values of each of our reporting units exceeded their respective carrying values.

In the quantitative impairment test, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired and we are not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we record an impairment loss equal to the difference, however, the loss recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. We concluded that each of our reporting units had excess fair values greater than their respective carrying values and that there was no indication of impairment.

We determine the fair value of our reporting units using a market approach. Under the market approach, we perform a comparable public company analysis and apply revenue and earnings multiples from the identified set of companies to the reporting unit’s actual and forecasted financial performance to determine the fair value of each reporting unit. We evaluate the reasonableness of the fair value calculations of our reporting units by reconciling the total of the fair values of all of our reporting units to our total market capitalization, and adjusting for an appropriate control premium. In addition, we made certain judgments in allocating shared assets and liabilities to determine the carrying values for each of our reporting units.

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include revenue growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rates, future economic and market conditions and determination of appropriate market comparables. We base our fair value estimates on assumptions we believe to be reasonable but that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future results may differ from those estimates. In addition, we make certain judgments and assumptions in allocating shared assets and liabilities to determine the carrying values for each of our reporting units. The timing and frequency of our goodwill impairment tests are based on an ongoing assessment of events and circumstances that would indicate a possible impairment. We will continue to monitor our goodwill and intangible assets for impairment and conduct formal tests when impairment indicators are present.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):


	North America		EMEA		Emerging Markets		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	83,828	$	28,223	$	8,538	$	120,589


Divestiture	—		(114)		—		(114)
Foreign currency translation	4		(5)		9		8
Balance as of June 30, 2021	$	83,832	$	28,104	$	8,547	$	120,483

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Our intangible assets include amounts recognized in connection with acquisitions, including customer relationships, tradenames, technology and intellectual property. Intangible assets are initially valued at fair market value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the intangible assets. Intangible assets with definite lives are reviewed for impairment if indicators of impairment arise. Except for goodwill, we do not have any intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.

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):


	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
June 30, 2021
Customer relationships	$	9,476	$	(5,191)	$	4,285

Intellectual property and other	3,104		(2,748)		356
	$	12,580	$	(7,939)	$	4,641

December 31, 2020
Customer relationships	$	9,447	$	(4,457)	$	4,990

Intellectual property and other	3,104		(2,438)		666
	$	12,551	$	(6,895)	$	5,656