Intangible Assets, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net are summarized as follows:

	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
($ in thousands)
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Investment contracts and other	$	487,747		$	487,747
Accumulated amortization	(199,992		)	(192,451		)
Definite-lived intangible assets, net	287,755			295,296
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	43,516			43,516
Total intangible assets, net	$	331,271		$	338,812

Activity in intangible assets, net is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
($ in thousands)
Intangible assets, net
Balance, beginning of period	$	338,812		$	301,954
Amortization	(7,541		)	(5,036		)
Balance, end of period	$	331,271		$	296,918

Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 and succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Fiscal Year	Amount ($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2019	$	22,569
2020	29,945
2021	29,933
2022	29,809
2023	29,148
2024 and thereafter	146,351
	$	287,755