Intangible Assets, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net are summarized as follows: 

	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
($ in thousands)
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Investment contracts and other	$	489,443		$	487,747
Accumulated amortization	(207,575		)	(192,451		)
Definite-lived intangible assets, net	281,868			295,296
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	43,516			43,516
Total intangible assets, net	$	325,384		$	338,812

Activity in intangible assets, net is as follows: 

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
($ in thousands)
Intangible assets, net
Balance, beginning of period	$	338,812		$	301,954
Additions	1,696			—
Amortization	(15,124		)	(10,060		)
Balance, end of period	$	325,384		$	291,894

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	$	15,113
2020	30,114
2021	30,103
2022	29,979
2023	29,317
2024 and thereafter	147,242
	$	281,868