5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of goodwill and other intangible assets

Balance as of December 31, 2013		196,395
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Corinthian		310
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Westchester Imaging		231
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Garden State Radiology		50
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Medical Imaging of Manhattan		1,433
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Liberty Pacific		1,288
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Moreno Valley		362
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Hematology-Oncology		235
Balance as of December 31, 2014		200,304
Adjustment to our allocation of goodwill for the acquisition of Liberty Pacific		200
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of California Radiology		2,107
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of New York Radiology Partners		9,897
Goodwill disposed through the sale of New Jersey Imaging Partners		(18,833	)
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Hanford Imaging, LP		785
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Murry Hill Radiology and MRI		4,123
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Phillip L Chatam, M.D., Inc.		790
Goodwill acquired through the acquisition of Diagnostic Imaging Group, LLC		40,035
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	239,408

Annual amortization expense

	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter		Total		Weighted average amortization period remaining in years
Management Service Contracts	$	2,309	$	2,309	$	2,309	$	2,309	$	2,309	$	24,861	$	36,406		15.7
Covenant not to compete contracts		304		241		198		112		30		–		885		3.4
Customer relationships		1		–		–		–		–		–		1		–
Developed technology and in-process R&D		24		–		–		–		–		–		24		0.8
Trade Names*		–		–		–		–		–		7,937		7,937		–
Total Annual Amortization	$	2,638	$	2,550	$	2,507	$	2,421	$	2,339	$	32,798	$	45,253