GOODWILL

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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 $4.8 million and $5.9 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, all of which was related to the Company's CoreCivic Safety segment.

CoreCivic performs its impairment tests during the fourth quarter in connection with its annual budgeting process, and whenever circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.  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 more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the Company performs a quantitative impairment test.  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 under valuation methodologies that include an income approach and a market approach. The income valuation approach includes 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.  These impairment tests are required to be performed at least annually.  

CoreCivic's managed-only contract for the 1,030-bed Marion County Jail in Indianapolis, Indiana terminated and operations transitioned to Marion County effective January 31, 2022.  Marion County constructed a replacement facility that became fully operational in January 2022. The County intends to redevelop the property where the Marion County Jail was located, and CoreCivic received notice in the second quarter of 2021 that the County intended to terminate the management contract effective December 31, 2021. The contract was subsequently extended through January 31, 2022 to allow the County more time to prepare for the transition. As a result of this expected contract termination, during the second quarter of 2021, the Company recognized an asset impairment charge of $2.9 million, including $1.1 million for goodwill associated with this managed-only facility's reporting unit and $1.8 million for other assets associated with this facility.