Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Goodwill

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1 and at other times if events have occurred or circumstances exist that indicate the carrying value of goodwill may no longer be recoverable. Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, one level below the business segment. The Company’s reporting units are Customer Management - Agent Services and Customer Management - Customer Interaction Technology (CIT). As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, all goodwill was held by the Customer Management - Agent Services reporting unit. During 2012, the Company recorded a $46.0 charge, fully impairing the goodwill balance on the CIT reporting unit.

The most recent annual impairment test performed as of October 1, 2016, indicated that the fair value of the Customer Management - Agent Services reporting unit was substantially in excess of its carrying value. However, impairment charges could be required if a divestiture decision is made or other significant economic events occur with respect to the reporting unit. Subsequent to our October 1, 2016 annual impairment test, no indications of an impairment were identified.

Below is a progression of goodwill for 2016 and 2015:




Balance at December 31, 2014		$850.7
Foreign currency and other	(20.4		)
Balance at December 31, 2015		$830.3
buw acquisition	98.3
Foreign currency and other	(11.7		)
Balance at December 31, 2016		$916.9

Other Intangible Assets

The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily acquired through business combinations, are evaluated periodically if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to recover their carrying amounts. No impairment charges were recognized in any period presented. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company’s other intangible assets consisted of the following:



2016	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships and other intangibles		$474.0		($171.4	)		$302.6
Trademarks	26.5		(21.5		)	5.0
Software (classified within Property and equipment, net)	41.3		(41.3		)	—
Total		$541.8		($234.2	)		$307.6
2015
Customer relationships and other intangibles		$458.1		($148.7	)		$309.4
Trademarks	26.0		(17.3		)	8.7
Software (classified within Property and equipment, net)	41.3		(38.5		)	2.8
Total		$525.4		($204.5	)		$320.9

The intangible assets are being amortized using the following amortizable lives: 8 to 10 years for software, 1 to 4 years for trademarks and 1 to 17 years for customer relationships and other intangibles. The remaining weighted average amortization period for customer relationships and other intangibles is approximately 13.0 years. Amortization of software is included within depreciation expense as the underlying assets are classified within property and equipment.

Amortization expense for intangibles was $28.1, $27.0 and $24.7 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and the related estimated expense for the five subsequent fiscal years is as follows:



For the year ended 2017		$30.0
For the year ended 2018	24.6
For the year ended 2019	24.6
For the year ended 2020	24.0
For the year ended 2021	22.1
Thereafter	182.3

- 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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