Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

7. Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets of an acquired business. Our goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets (all considered indefinite lived) at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Goodwill	$	106,970		106,970
Mutual fund management advisory contracts		42,753		38,699
Mutual fund management subadvisory contracts		8,400		16,300

Total identifiable intangible assets		51,153		54,999

Total	$	158,123		161,969

The mutual fund management subadvisory contracts in the table above represents our indefinite life intangible asset balance related to our subadvisory agreement to manage certain mutual fund products for Mackenzie Financial Corporation ("MFC"). This intangible asset was recorded in connection with our purchase of Mackenzie Investment Management, Inc. in 2002. As part of purchase accounting, a deferred tax liability was established related to this intangible asset, and prior to a third quarter 2014 adjustment, the associated deferred tax liability was $6.0 million.

We performed a review of the intangible asset associated with the MFC subadvisory agreement during the third quarter of 2014 due to a decline in the related assets under management. The decline was attributed to a realignment of MFC's fund offerings and additional asset reductions. We recorded an impairment charge of $7.9 million in the third quarter of 2014 to this intangible asset as a result of the reduction in assets and associated cash flows, and reduced the associated deferred tax liability by $2.9 million.

During the third quarter of 2014, we recorded a $4.1 million intangible asset related to a fund adoption transaction agreement with Emerging Managers Group, L.P., which became effective in August 2014, through which Ivy Investment Management Company assumed responsibility as investment adviser and Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. serves as distributor of the Selector Management Funds. This asset is included in the mutual fund management advisory contracts line in the table above.

During the third quarter of 2012, $59.2 million of goodwill related to Legend was allocated to assets of discontinued operations held for sale. Additionally, $42.4 million of goodwill was written down and is included in the loss from discontinued operations in the statement of income in 2012.

- 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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