Goodwill And Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 7: GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill of our Tax Services segment for the nine months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



(in 000s)
	Goodwill			Accumulated Impairment Losses			Net
Balances as of April 30, 2014	$	468,414		$	(32,297	)	$	436,117
Acquisitions	9,614			—			9,614
Disposals and foreign currency changes, net	(2,770		)	—			(2,770		)
Impairments	—			—			—
Balances as of January 31, 2015	$	475,258		$	(32,297	)	$	442,961

Balances as of April 30, 2013	$	467,079		$	(32,297	)	$	434,782
Acquisitions	5,206			—			5,206
Disposals and foreign currency changes, net	(2,602		)	—			(2,602		)
Impairments	—			—			—
Balances as of January 31, 2014	$	469,683		$	(32,297	)	$	437,386

We test goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change which would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value.

Components of the intangible assets of our Tax Services segment are as follows:



(in 000s)
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
As of January 31, 2015:
Reacquired franchise rights	$	294,587	$	(39,954	)	$	254,633
Customer relationships	169,058		(71,799		)	97,259
Internally-developed software	114,447		(78,063		)	36,384
Noncompete agreements	30,546		(23,171		)	7,375
Franchise agreements	19,201		(7,894		)	11,307
Purchased technology	54,700		(18,329		)	36,371
	$	682,539	$	(239,210	)	$	443,329
As of January 31, 2014:
Reacquired franchise rights	$	233,675	$	(23,120	)	$	210,555
Customer relationships	121,055		(56,283		)	64,772
Internally-developed software	98,012		(70,964		)	27,048
Noncompete agreements	24,573		(22,028		)	2,545
Franchise agreements	19,201		(6,614		)	12,587
Purchased technology	14,800		(13,588		)	1,212
	$	511,316	$	(192,597	)	$	318,719
As of April 30, 2014:
Reacquired franchise rights	$	233,749	$	(26,136	)	$	207,613
Customer relationships	123,110		(59,521		)	63,589
Internally-developed software	101,162		(72,598		)	28,564
Noncompete agreements	24,694		(22,223		)	2,471
Franchise agreements	19,201		(6,934		)	12,267
Purchased technology	54,900		(13,782		)	41,118
	$	556,816	$	(201,194	)	$	355,622

Amortization of intangible assets for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2015 was $16.7 million and $41.2 million, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2014 was $8.8 million and $21.4 million, respectively. Estimated amortization of intangible assets for fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 is $58.8 million, $60.2 million, $51.0 million, $44.2 million and $36.0 million, respectively.

The increase in intangible assets resulted primarily from acquired franchisee and competitor businesses during the period. The weighted-average life of the acquired assets is as follows:



Assets acquired		Weighted-Average Life (in years)
Reacquired franchise rights		6
Customer relationships		6
Internally-developed software		3
Noncompete agreements		5
Total		5

- 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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