Goodwill And Other Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Other Intangibles [Abstract]

5. Goodwill and Other Intangibles

As of August 31, 2015, the Company had $77.1 million of goodwill.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:


	August 31,
	2015		2014
Balance at beginning of year	$	77,093	$	77,093
Goodwill acquired during the year		65		-
Goodwill disposed of related to the sale of Company Drive-Ins		(82)		-
Balance at end of year	$	77,076	$	77,093

The gross carrying amount of franchise agreements, intellectual property, franchise fees and other intangibles subject to amortization was $10.4 million and $10.3 million at August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Accumulated amortization related to these intangible assets was $5.9 million and $5.0 million at August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Intangible assets amortization expense was $0.9 million for each of the fiscal years ended August 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. At August 31, 2015, the remaining weighted-average life of amortizable intangible assets was approximately 10 years. Estimated intangible assets amortization expense is $0.9 million annually for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and $0.3 million for fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

- 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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