Intangible Assets and Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets and Acquisitions [Text Block]

Intangible Assets and Acquisitions

Goodwill Impairment Charge

In the fourth quarter of 2018, we completed a qualitative assessment for impairment of goodwill as of October 1, 2018, concluding it was not more likely than not that the carrying value of our reporting unit's net assets exceeded the reporting unit's fair value and therefore no impairment of goodwill existed as of December 31. 2018.

During 2016, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $151.3 million in our Core U.S. segment.

Intangible Assets

Amortizable intangible assets consist of the following:



		December 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Avg. Life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	2	$	79,942	$	79,695	$	79,670	$	79,274
Vendor relationships	11	860		860		860		860
Non-compete agreements	3	6,745		6,493		6,748		6,262
Total other intangible assets		$	87,547	$	87,048	$	87,278	$	86,396

Aggregate amortization expense (in thousands):



Year Ended December 31, 2018	$	671
Year Ended December 31, 2017 ⁽¹⁾	$	4,908
Year Ended December 31, 2016	$	2,176

⁽¹⁾Includes impairment charge of $3.9 million to our intangible assets, related to a vendor relationship, in the ANOW segment during the first quarter of 2017.

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
2019	$	451
2020	48
Thereafter	—
Total amortization expense	$	499

At December 31, 2018, the amount of goodwill attributable to the Core U.S. and Acceptance Now segments was approximately $1.5 million and $55.3 million, respectively. At December 31, 2017, the amount of goodwill allocated to the Core U.S. and Acceptance Now segment was approximately $1.3 million and $55.3 million, respectively.

A summary of the changes in recorded goodwill follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017
Beginning goodwill balance	$	56,614	$	55,308
Additions from acquisitions	169		1,217
Post purchase price allocation adjustments	62		89
Ending goodwill balance	$	56,845	$	56,614

Acquisitions

The following table provides information concerning the acquisitions made during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.



	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Number of stores acquired remaining open	1		—		—
Number of stores acquired that were merged with existing stores	6		8		3
Number of transactions	7		4		3
Total purchase price	$	2,048	$	2,547	$	2,302
Amounts allocated to:
Goodwill	$	169	$	1,217	$	1,442
Non-compete agreements	—		—		—
Customer relationships	289		550		181
Rental merchandise	1,590		780		679

Purchase prices are determined by evaluating the average monthly rental income of the acquired stores and applying a multiple to the total for rent-to-own store acquisitions. Operating results of the acquired stores and accounts have been included in the financial statements since their date of acquisition.

The weighted average amortization period was approximately 21 months for intangible assets added during the year ended December 31, 2018. Additions to goodwill due to acquisitions in 2018 were tax deductible.

- 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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