Intangible Assets and Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Abstract]

Amortizable intangible assets consist of the following:



		December 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Avg. Life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	2	$	79,106	$	78,707	$	78,887	$	76,830
Vendor relationships	11	7,538		3,408		7,538		2,840
Non-compete agreements	3	6,746		6,023		6,746		5,724
Total other intangible assets		$	93,390	$	88,138	$	93,171	$	85,394

Aggregate Amortization Expense

Aggregate amortization expense (in thousands):



Year Ended December 31, 2016	$	2,176
Year Ended December 31, 2015	$	3,333
Year Ended December 31, 2014	$	2,955

Estimated Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense, assuming current intangible balances and no new acquisitions, for each of the years ending December 31, is as follows:



(In thousands)	Estimated Amortization Expense
2017	$	1,195
2018	684
2019	678
2020	465
2021	445
Thereafter	1,785
Total amortization expense	$	5,252

Changes in Recorded Goodwill

A summary of the changes in recorded goodwill follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2016			2015
Beginning goodwill balance	$	206,122		$	1,370,459
Additions from acquisitions	1,442			12,942
Goodwill impairments and write-offs related to stores sold or closed	(152,239		)	(1,177,581		)
Post purchase price allocation adjustments	(17		)	302
Ending goodwill balance	$	55,308		$	206,122

Acquisitions

The following table provides information concerning the acquisitions made during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.



	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Number of stores acquired remaining open	—		5		6
Number of stores acquired that were merged with existing stores	3		34		13
Number of transactions	3		24		26
Total purchase price	$	2,302	$	25,488	$	26,653
Amounts allocated to:
Goodwill	$	1,442	$	12,942	$	14,562
Non-compete agreements	—		1,166		—
Customer relationships	181		2,625		1,525
Rental merchandise	679		8,755		9,731
Property and other assets	—		—		835