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Intangible and other assets, net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Intangible and other assets, net

(12) Intangible and other assets, net

Intangible and other assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     At December 31,
2014
     At September 30,
2015
 

Internet domain names

   $ 14,607       $ 748   

Less accumulated amortization

     (14,499      (720
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Internet domain names, net

     108         28   

Other assets:

     

Other

     205         205   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total intangibles and other assets, net

   $ 313       $ 233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company capitalizes costs incurred to acquire domain names or URLs, which include the initial registration fees, and are included in Intangible and other assets, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The capitalized costs are amortized over the expected useful life of the domain names on a straight-line basis. The net carrying value of Internet domain names as of December 31, 2014 related to both domain names held for use and available for sale. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company sold certain assets related to Archeo’s domain operations, including the bulk of its domain name portfolio. As a result, the net carrying value of Internet domain names as of September 30, 2015 primarily related to domains held for use.

Amortization expense for internet domain names was $29,000 and $19,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, and was $98,000 and $67,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Based upon the current amount of domains subject to amortization, and, as a result of the sale of the majority of the Company’s domain names in April 2015, the estimated expense for the next five years is as follows: $14,000 for the remainder of 2015 and $14,000 thereafter.