Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill totaled $428.2 million at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. There were no changes to the carrying amounts of goodwill allocated to Valley’s business segments, or reporting units thereof, for goodwill impairment analysis (as reported in Valley’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). There was no impairment of goodwill during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

The following table summarizes other intangible assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:



	Gross Intangible Assets		Accumulated Amortization			Valuation Allowance			Net Intangible Assets
	(in thousands)
September 30, 2014
Loan servicing rights	$	72,024	$	(50,017	)	$	(231	)	$	21,776
Core deposits	35,194		(29,060		)	—			6,134
Other	4,592		(2,334		)	—			2,258
Total other intangible assets	$	111,810	$	(81,411	)	$	(231	)	$	30,168
December 31, 2013
Loan servicing rights	$	71,100	$	(45,032	)	$	(504	)	$	25,564
Core deposits	35,194		(27,238		)	—			7,956
Other	5,878		(3,268		)	—			2,610
Total other intangible assets	$	112,172	$	(75,538	)	$	(504	)	$	36,130

Loan servicing rights are accounted for using the amortization method. Under this method, Valley amortizes the loan servicing assets in proportion to, and over the period of estimated net servicing revenues. On a quarterly basis, Valley stratifies its loan servicing assets into groupings based on risk characteristics and assesses each group for impairment based on fair value. Impairment charges on loan servicing rights are recognized in earnings when the book value of a stratified group of loan servicing rights exceeds its estimated fair value. Valley recorded net recoveries of impairment charges on its loan servicing rights totaling $131 thousand and $357 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $273 thousand and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Core deposits are amortized using an accelerated method and have a weighted average amortization period of 11 years. The line item labeled “Other” included in the table above primarily consists of customer lists and covenants not to compete, which are amortized over their expected lives generally using a straight-line method and have a weighted average amortization period of approximately 18 years. Valley evaluates core deposits and other intangibles for impairment when an indication of impairment exists. No impairment was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

The following presents the estimated future amortization expense of other intangible assets for the remainder of 2014 through 2018:



	Loan Servicing Rights		Core Deposits		Other
	(in thousands)
2014	$	1,660	$	536	$	114
2015	5,321		1,758		434
2016	4,126		1,195		233
2017	3,216		815		220
2018	2,443		610		193

Valley recognized amortization expense on other intangible assets, including net recoveries of impairment charges on loan servicing rights, totaling approximately $2.2 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $6.9 million and $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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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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