Goodwill and Franchise Value

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following is a roll-forward of goodwill (in thousands):



	Domestic			Import			Luxury			Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2015 ¹	$	97,903		$	84,384		$	30,933		$	213,220
Additions through acquisitions ²	18,154			21,795			7,448			47,397
Reductions through divestitures	(1,218		)	—			—			(1,218		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016 ¹	114,839			106,179			38,381			259,399
Adjustments to purchase price allocations ^2,3	(817		)	(1,006		)	(391		)	(2,214		)
Reductions through divestitures	—			(865		)	—			(865		)
Balance as of December 31, 2017 ¹	$	114,022		$	104,308		$	37,990		$	256,320


(1)	Net of accumulated impairment losses of $299.3 million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2008.


(2)	Our purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Carbone Auto Group was finalized in the third quarter of 2017, resulting in a reclassification of $2.2 million from goodwill to franchise value.


(3)	Our purchase price allocation is preliminary for the acquisition of the Baierl Auto Group, Downtown LA Auto Group, Albany CJD Fiat, Crater Lake Ford Lincoln, and Crater Lake Mazda and the associated goodwill has not been allocated to each of our segments. See Note 14.

The following is a roll-forward of franchise value (in thousands):



	Franchise Value
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	157,699
Additions through acquisitions	27,087
Reductions through divestitures	(518		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	184,268
Additions through acquisitions¹	495
Adjustments to purchase price allocations ²	2,214
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	186,977


(1)	Our purchase price allocation is preliminary for the acquisition of the Baierl Auto Group, Downtown LA Auto Group, Albany Chrysler, Crater Lake Ford Lincoln, and Crater Lake Mazda and the associated franchise value has not been allocated to each of our segments. See Note 14.


(2)	Our purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Carbone Auto Group was finalized in the third quarter of 2017, resulting in a reclassification of $2.2 million from goodwill to franchise value.

- 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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