Intangible Assets and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table presents the changes in intangible assets, other than goodwill, during the periods from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015, and balances as of such dates (dollars in thousands):



	Indefinite-Lived			Definite-Lived			Total
Intangible Assets:
Balance as of January 1, 2014	$	1,596,337		$	315,490		$	1,911,827
Purchase price allocation adjustments	963			—			963
Acquisitions	—			8,205			8,205
Dispositions	(585		)	(74		)	(659		)
Amortization	—			(79,981		)	(79,981		)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	1,596,715			243,640			1,840,355
Purchase price allocation adjustments	—			—			—
Acquisitions	—			—			—
Dispositions	(2,776		)	—			(2,776		)
Amortization	—			(17,297		)	(17,297		)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	1,593,939		$	226,343		$	1,820,282

The following table presents the changes in goodwill and accumulated impairment losses during the periods from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015 and January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014, and balances as of such dates (dollars in thousands):



Goodwill:	2015			2014
Balance as of January 1:
Goodwill	$	1,583,564		$	1,586,482
Accumulated impairment losses	(329,741		)	(329,741		)
Subtotal	1,253,823			1,256,741
Acquisition	—			886
Purchase price allocation adjustments	—			(3,188		)
Disposition	(1,129		)	(616		)
Balance as of March 31:
Goodwill	1,582,435			1,583,564
Accumulated impairment losses	(329,741		)	(329,741		)
Total	$	1,252,694		$	1,253,823

The Company has significant intangible assets recorded comprised primarily of broadcast licenses and goodwill acquired through acquisitions. The Company performs its annual impairment testing of broadcast licenses and goodwill during the fourth quarter and on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that broadcast licenses or goodwill may be impaired. The calculation of the fair value of each reporting unit is prepared using an income approach and discounted cash flow methodology. If the carrying value exceeds the estimate of fair value, the Company calculates impairment as the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over its estimated fair value and charges the impairment to results of operations in the period in which the impairment occurred. The Company reviews the carrying value of its definite-lived intangible assets for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. There were no triggering events as of March 31, 2015 to necessitate the test as fair value exceeded carrying 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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