GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

(4) GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company reviews goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually and more often when impairment indicators are present. The Company performs its annual impairment test during the fourth quarter. Under the accounting guidance for goodwill and other intangible assets, goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value.

The Company’s reporting units are generally consistent with the operating segments underlying the reporting segments identified in Note 2 — Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.

Finite-lived intangible assets, related accumulated amortization and weighted average useful life consisted of the following at September 30, 2013 (in thousands, except as noted):

	Weighted
	Average Useful			Accumulated
	Life (in years)	Gross		Amortization			Net

Membership and customer lists	5	$	34,679	$	(31,312	)	$	3,367
Deferred financing costs	6	15,692		(8,121		)	7,571
		$	50,371	$	(39,433	)	$	10,938

- 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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