Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill At September 30, 2020, goodwill totaled $2.7 million, after a goodwill impairment of $1.8 billion was recorded as of March 31, 2020. Goodwill was $1.8 billion at December 31, 2019. Goodwill is required to be allocated to reporting units, which the Company has determined to be the same as its operating segments.

The following table summarizes the change in the Company's goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

	Goodwill
(in thousands)	Gross		Accumulated Impairment		Total
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	1,900,727	$	(113,076)	$	1,787,651
Goodwill impairment	—		(1,784,936)		(1,784,936)
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	1,900,727	$	(1,898,012)	$	2,715

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, goodwill was allocated to the reporting units as follows:

	Goodwill
(in thousands)	Wholesale Bank		Wealth Management		Retail Bank		Total
Allocated goodwill, December 31, 2019	$	1,033,744	$	2,715	$	751,192	$	1,787,651
Goodwill impairment	(1,033,744)		—		(751,192)		(1,784,936)
Allocated goodwill, September 30, 2020	$	—	$	2,715	$	—	$	2,715

The Company updated its goodwill assessment for the Wholesale Bank and Retail Bank reporting units as of March 31, 2020, due to events and circumstances indicating potential impairment. Impairment of goodwill is the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a reporting unit that includes goodwill exceeds its fair value. A goodwill impairment is recognized for the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds its fair value, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

The Company assessed qualitative factors that indicated that it was more likely than not that goodwill was impaired as of March 31, 2020. Based on that assessment, the Company determined that for the Wholesale Bank and Retail Bank reporting units, the qualitative analysis determined that there were negative indicators that would require a quantitative assessment of goodwill due to the decline in the current economic environment, specifically interest rates and the Company's stock price, as well as decreasing cash flow projections for these reporting units based on the low interest rate environment and potentially higher credit losses.

The Company performed a quantitative analysis of the Wholesale Bank and Retail Bank reporting units, by comparing the fair value of these reporting units with their carrying amount. The Company estimated the fair value of its Wholesale Bank and Retail Bank reporting units using an income approach to estimate the fair value of both reporting units. The income approach estimates the fair value of the reporting units by discounting management's projections of the reporting units' cash flows, including a terminal value to estimate the fair value of cash flows beyond the final year of projected results, discounted using an estimated cost of capital discount rate. The Company also considered the market and cost approaches when determining the fair value of the reporting units.

The projected cash flows used to estimate fair value of the reporting units was lower than previous projections due to declining interest rate forecasts for a prolonged low-interest rate environment, due to the significant impact of the Federal Reserve's rate cuts and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. Fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions, estimates, and market factors. Estimating the fair value of individual reporting units requires management to make assumptions and estimates regarding the Company's future plans, as well as industry, economic, and regulatory conditions. These assumptions and estimates include estimated future annual net cash flows, income tax rates, discount rates, growth rates, and other market factors.

Upon completing the quantitative impairment analysis as of March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment of $1.8 billion, which represented the entire amount of goodwill allocated to the Wholesale Bank and Retail Bank reporting units. The remaining goodwill of $2.7 million after the impairment relates to the Wealth Management reporting unit. As of September 30, 2020, the Company updated its goodwill impairment analysis for the Wealth Management reporting unit by assessing qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicated that it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired. Based upon that assessment, the Company determined that there were no additional factors indicating impairment and no further testing was determined to be necessary as of September 30, 2020.