GOODWILL

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

GOODWILL

3. GOODWILL

ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test of Goodwill Impairment", establishes accounting and reporting requirements for goodwill and other intangible assets. Goodwill was $50.5 million and $48.2 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Of these amounts, goodwill was $7.9 million as of both December 31, 2019 and 2018 for the Company's CoreCivic Safety segment, and was $42.6 million and $40.3 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for its CoreCivic Community segment. This goodwill was established in connection with multiple business combination transactions.  

Under the provisions of ASU 2017-04, CoreCivic performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.  If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing a quantitative impairment test is not necessary.  If a quantitative test is required, CoreCivic performs an assessment to identify the existence of impairment and to measure the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value by using a combination of various common valuation techniques, including market multiples and discounted cash flows.  These impairment tests are required to be performed at least annually.

CoreCivic performed its impairment tests during the fourth quarter of 2019, 2018 and 2017. CoreCivic performed a qualitative assessment for its goodwill allocated to the Company’s CoreCivic Safety segment.  CoreCivic performed a quantitative analysis for its goodwill allocated to its CoreCivic Community segment. The quantitative analysis was prepared using valuation methodologies that include an income approach and market approach. The income approach valuation included certain significant assumptions impacting projected future cash flows, such as projected revenue, projected operating costs, and the weighted average cost of capital, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions.  Based on the impairment tests performed, CoreCivic concluded no impairments had occurred for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

In March 2017, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ("TDCJ") notified CoreCivic that, in light of the current economic climate, as well as the fiscal constraints and budget outlook for the next biennium, the TDCJ would not be awarding the contract for the Bartlett State Jail. The TDCJ had previously solicited proposals for the rebid of the Bartlett facility, along with three other facilities that CoreCivic managed for the state of Texas.  The managed-only contracts at the four facilities were scheduled to expire in August 2017.  However, in collaboration with the TDCJ, the decision was made to close the Bartlett facility on June 24, 2017.  In anticipation of the termination of the contract and closing of the Bartlett facility, CoreCivic recorded an asset impairment of $0.3 million during the first quarter of 2017 for the write-off of goodwill associated with the facility.  During the third quarter of 2017, CoreCivic was notified that the TDCJ selected other operators for the three remaining facilities the Company managed for the state of Texas.  CoreCivic had no goodwill associated with these three facilities.