Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure

Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill arises from the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations and represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets and other identifiable intangible assets acquired. Our intangible assets with definite lives are core deposit intangibles ("CDI") and customer relationship intangibles ("CRI"). In the second quarter of 2014, we wrote-off $6.6 million of goodwill and $0.5 million of CRI related to the reorganization of the legacy PacWest asset financing segment. These amounts are included in "Acquisition, integration and reorganization costs" in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings. In the third quarter of 2014, we had no such write-offs.

Goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives generated from purchase business combinations are not subject to amortization and are instead tested for impairment no less than annually. Impairment exists when the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. An impairment loss would be recognized in an amount equal to that excess and would be included in “Noninterest expense” in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

CDI and CRI are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment at least quarterly. The amortization expense represents the estimated decline in the value of the underlying deposits or loan customers acquired. The weighted average amortization period remaining for all of our CDI and CRI is 4.6 years. The aggregate CDI and CRI amortization expense is expected to be $6.7 million for 2014. The estimated aggregate amortization expense related to these intangible assets for each of the next five years is $6.0 million for 2015, $4.1 million for 2016, $2.3 million for 2017, $2.0 million for 2018 and $1.7 million for 2019.

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the period indicated:



	Goodwill
	(In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	208,743
Addition from the CapitalSource Inc. merger	1,520,031
Write-off of goodwill	(6,645		)
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	1,722,129

The following table presents the changes in CDI and CRI and the related accumulated amortization for the periods indicated:



	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2014			2014			2013			2014			2013
	(In thousands)
Gross Amount of CDI and CRI:
Balance, beginning of period	$	53,090		$	48,963		$	53,339		$	48,963		$	45,412
Additions	—			6,720			—			6,720			7,927
Fully amortized portion	—			(1,293		)	(4,376		)	(1,293		)	(4,376		)
Write-off	—			(1,300		)	—			(1,300		)	—
Balance, end of period	53,090			53,090			48,963			53,090			48,963
Accumulated Amortization:
Balance, beginning of period	(32,659		)	(33,079		)	(33,149		)	(31,715		)	(30,689		)
Amortization	(1,608		)	(1,677		)	(1,512		)	(4,649		)	(3,972		)
Fully amortized portion	—			1,293			4,376			1,293			4,376
Write-off	—			804			—			804			—
Balance, end of period	(34,267		)	(32,659		)	(30,285		)	(34,267		)	(30,285		)
Net CDI and CRI, end of period	$	18,823		$	20,431		$	18,678		$	18,823		$	18,678

- 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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