Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

8.	GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

Goodwill increased to $19.9 million as of September 30, 2015 compared to $12.0 million as of December 31, 2014. This increase is the result of the acquisitions of substantially all of the assets of Zero2Ten and Branchbird, which are further disclosed within Note 3. With the exception of the acquisition-related increase noted herein, there have been no other changes to the Company’s goodwill balance. Our annual goodwill and intangible assets measurement date is December 2.

We amortize our intangible assets that have finite lives using either the straight-line method or based on estimated future cash flows to approximate the pattern in which the economic benefit of the asset will be utilized. Amortization expense was $215 thousand and $454 thousand during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Amortization expense was $75 thousand and $226 thousand during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively. This amortization expense relates to certain non-competition covenants, trade names and customer lists, which expire at various times through 2020.

The Company recorded amortization from capitalized internally developed software (intellectual property) (reported as part of Cost of Revenue - software cost) of $44 thousand and $145 thousand during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The Company recorded amortization from capitalized internally developed software (intellectual property) (reported as part of Cost of Revenue - software cost) of $53 thousand and $160 thousand during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Estimated annual amortization expense (including amortization expense associated with capitalized software costs) for the current year and the following four years ending December 31, is as follows:


	Amortization Expense
	(In Thousands)
2015	$	913
2016	$	1,273
2017	$	1,086
2018	$	953
2019 and beyond	$	1,155

- 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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