Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Cost in Excess of Net Assets of Companies Acquired and Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. The company tests goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist.

As of the first day of the fourth quarters of 2017, 2016, and 2015, the company's annual impairment testing did not result in any indicators of impairment of goodwill of companies acquired.

Goodwill of companies acquired, allocated to the company's business segments, is as follows:



	Global Components			Global ECS			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015 (a)	$	1,230,832		$	1,138,000		$	2,368,832
Acquisitions	20,724			36,430			57,154
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,815		)	(21,951		)	(33,766		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016 (a)	$	1,239,741		$	1,152,479		$	2,392,220
Acquisitions	6,149			—			6,149
Impairment of assets held for sale	—			(7,922		)	(7,922		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	18,979			60,621			79,600
Balance as of December 31, 2017 (b)	$	1,264,869		$	1,205,178		$	2,470,047


(a)	The total carrying value of goodwill of companies acquired as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 in the table above is reflected net of $1,018,780 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $301,855 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.


(b)	The total carrying value of goodwill of companies acquired as of December 31, 2017 in the table above is reflected net of $1,026,702 of accumulated impairment charges, of which $716,925 was recorded in the global components business segment and $309,777 was recorded in the global ECS business segment.

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2017:



	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	440,167		(259,337		)	180,830
Developed technology	5 years	6,340		(3,043		)	3,297
Amortizable trade name	5 years	2,409		(1,321		)	1,088
		$	549,916	$	(263,701	)	$	286,215

Intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2016:



	Weighted-Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizable trade names	indefinite	$	101,000	$	—		$	101,000
Customer relationships	10 years	476,176		(247,206		)	228,970
Developed technology	5 years	9,140		(4,435		)	4,705
Other intangible assets	(c)	6,721		(4,514		)	2,207
		$	593,037	$	(256,155	)	$	336,882


(c)	Consists of non-competition agreements with useful lives ranging from two to five years.

Amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets was $50,071, $54,886, and $51,036 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. Amortization expense for each of the years 2018 through 2022 is estimated to be approximately $40,916, $34,497, $28,492, $22,534, and $20,462, respectively, which does not include the 2018 subsequent acquisitions (see Note 19).

- 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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