Goodwill And Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

5.GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The Company tests goodwill for impairment as of October 1 each year, or more frequently as circumstances indicate it is necessary. Testing compares the estimated fair values of our reporting units to the reporting units’ carrying values. The reporting units with goodwill balances as of March 31, 2016 include the Edmonton casino property and the CDR and CPL operations. The Company considers a variety of factors when estimating the fair value of its reporting units, including estimates about the future operating results of each reporting unit, multiples of earnings, various market analyses, and recent sales of comparable businesses, if such information is available. The Company makes a variety of estimates and judgments about the relevance and comparability of these factors to the reporting units in estimating their fair values. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, the fair value of each reporting unit is allocated to the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill and whether impairment is necessary. There have been no indications of impairment at the Company’s Edmonton property, CDR or CPL since the Company’s last annual analysis that would necessitate additional impairment testing by the Company.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to the Company’s Edmonton property, CDR and CPL are as follows:



	Canada				Poland
Amounts in thousands	Edmonton		Century Downs		Casinos Poland		Total
Balance – December 31, 2015	$	3,551	$	137	$	6,485	$	10,173
Effect of foreign currency translation		238		9		379		626
Balance -- March 31, 2016	$	3,789	$	146	$	6,864	$	10,799

Intangible Assets

Trademarks

The Company currently owns two trademarks, the Century Casinos trademark and the Casinos Poland trademark, which are reported as intangible assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the carrying amount of the trademarks are as follows:



Amounts in thousands	Century Casinos		Casinos Poland		Total
Balance -- December 31, 2015	$	108	$	1,546	$	1,654
Effect of foreign currency translation		0		90		90
Balance -- March 31, 2016	$	108	$	1,636	$	1,744

The Company has determined both trademarks have indefinite useful lives and therefore the Company does not amortize the trademarks. Rather, the Company tests its trademarks for impairment annually or more frequently as circumstances indicate it is necessary. The Company tests trademarks for impairment using the relief-from-royalty method. If the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, the Company would recognize an impairment charge equal to the difference. No impairment charges related to the Century Casinos and Casinos Poland trademarks have been recorded.

Casino Licenses

Casino licenses consist of the following:



	March 31,		December 31,
Amounts in thousands	2016		2015
Casino licenses	$	4,392	$	4,131
Less: accumulated amortization		(1,258)		(1,103)
Casino licenses, net	$	3,134	$	3,028

Casinos Poland

Casinos Poland currently has nine casino licenses, each with an original term of six years, which are reported as finite-lived intangible assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the carrying amount of the Casinos Poland licenses are as follows:



Amounts in thousands		Casinos Poland
Balance – December 31, 2015	$	730
Amortization		(96)
Effect of foreign currency translation		48
Balance -- March 31, 2016	$	682

As of March 31, 2016, estimated amortization expense for the CPL casino licenses over the next five years was as follows:



Amounts in thousands
2016	$	278
2017		297
2018		93
2019		14
2020		0
	$	682

Such estimates do not reflect the impact of future foreign exchange rate changes or the renewal of the licenses. The weighted average period before the next renewal is 1.6 years. The casino licenses at both the Lim Center casino in Warsaw and the Katowice casino are set to expire in 2016. The Company intends to apply for the renewal of both licenses and anticipates the cost to renew to be approximately PLN 2.8 million ($0.8 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2016).

Century Downs Racetrack and Casino

CDR currently has two licenses, one from the AGLC and one from HRA. The licenses were issued in November 2013 pending final approval of the REC project from the AGLC. The AGLC granted the final approval for the licenses in March 2015. The licenses are reported as indefinite lived intangible assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. No impairment charges related to the CDR licenses have been recorded. Changes in the carrying amount of the CDR licenses are as follows:



Amounts in thousands	Century Downs
Balance – December 31, 2015	$	2,298
Effect of foreign currency translation		154
Balance -- March 31, 2016	$	2,452

- 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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