Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of an acquired business. Goodwill is not amortized, but is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise.

Goodwill by reportable operating segment, as described in Note 10 - Segment Information, was approximately $42.4 million and $8.7 million for Housekeeping and Dietary, respectively, as of September 30, 2017. At December 31, 2016, goodwill by reportable operating segment was $42.3 million and $2.1 million for Housekeeping and Dietary, respectively. The increase in goodwill is related to the acquisition of certain Dietary-related assets during 2017.

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consist of customer relationships which were obtained through acquisitions and are recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets with determinable lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The customer relationships have a weighted-average amortization period of 9.9 years. As of September 30, 2017, certain customer relationship intangible assets were fully amortized and the respective balances were written off. The increase from year-end is related to the acquisition of certain Dietary-related assets during 2017.

The following table sets forth the estimated amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortization for the remainder of 2017, the following five fiscal years and thereafter:



Period/Year	Total Amortization Expense
	(in thousands)
October 1 to December 31, 2017	$	1,116
2018	$	4,363
2019	$	4,165
2020	$	4,165
2021	$	4,165
2022	$	4,165
Thereafter	$	9,858

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $1.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $2.7 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

- 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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