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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
4. Intangible Assets

The amount of identified intangible assets, including the respective amounts of accumulated amortization, are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Database

   $ 28,146,000      $ 22,790,000  

Accumulated amortization

     (19,974,000      (17,121,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Database, net

     8,172,000        5,669,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Customer relationships

     14,100,000        14,100,000  

Accumulated amortization

     (9,263,000      (8,328,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Customer relationships, net

     4,837,000        5,772,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Website

     17,538,000        14,735,000  

Accumulated amortization

     (12,624,000      (10,669,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Website, net

     4,914,000        4,066,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Acquired below market lease

     —          2,800,000  

Accumulated amortization

     —          (2,620,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Acquired below market lease, net

     —          180,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangibles, net

   $ 17,923,000      $ 15,687,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

With respect to the database intangible asset, the Company capitalized approximately $5,356,000 and $3,355,000 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Separately, for the website intangible asset, the Company capitalized approximately $2,803,000 and $2,799,000 during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. In September 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the intellectual property owned by a third party for the Reis Portfolio CRE product for $700,000. Such purchase is included in the costs capitalized to the website intangible asset in 2015.

Amortization expense for intangible assets aggregated approximately $5,923,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016, of which approximately $2,853,000 related to the database, which was charged to cost of sales, approximately $935,000 related to customer relationships, which was charged to sales and marketing expense, approximately $1,955,000 related to website development, which was charged to product development expense, and approximately $180,000 related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease, which was charged to general and administrative expense, all in the Reis Services segment. The lease value intangible asset was fully amortized in 2016. Amortization expense for intangible assets aggregated approximately $5,148,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015, of which approximately $2,103,000 related to the database, approximately $949,000 related to customer relationships, approximately $1,793,000 related to website development, and approximately $303,000 related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease. Amortization expense for intangible assets aggregated approximately $4,829,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014, of which approximately $1,780,000 related to the database, approximately $962,000 related to customer relationships, approximately $1,784,000 related to website development, and approximately $303,000 related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease.

The Company’s future amortization expense related to the net intangible asset balance at December 31, 2016 follows:

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

   Amount  

2017

   $ 6,216,000  

2018

     5,033,000  

2019

     3,239,000  

2020

     1,737,000  

2021

     1,176,000  

Thereafter

     522,000  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,923,000