GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

The Company’s goodwill was as follows:


	U.S. Operating Segment			International Operating Segment			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012 ⁽¹⁾	$	956,997		$	193,814		$	1,150,811
Acquisition of U.S. theatres (Note 5)		203,827			—			203,827
Disposition of U.S. theatres (Note 5)		(10,353	)		—			(10,353	)
Disposition of Mexico theatres (Note 5)		—			(33,605	)		(33,605	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—			(22,590	)		(22,590	)


Balance at December 31, 2013 ⁽¹⁾	$	1,150,471		$	137,619		$	1,288,090
Acquisition of U.S. theatres		6,085			—			6,085
Other acquisitions		—			1,108			1,108
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—			(17,900	)		(17,900	)

Balance at December 31, 2014 ⁽¹⁾	$	1,156,556		$	120,827		$	1,277,383

⁽¹⁾	Balances are presented net of accumulated impairment losses of $214,031 for the U.S. operating segment and $27,622 for the international operating segment.

Intangible Assets

As of December 31, intangible assets-net, consisted of the following:


	December 31, 2012			Acquisitions ⁽²⁾		Amortization			Dispositions ⁽³⁾			Other ⁽¹⁾			December 31, 2013
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Gross carrying amount	$	71,921		$	44,487	$	—		$	(8,862	)	$	(5,929	)	$	101,617
Accumulated amortization		(51,354	)		—		(5,995	)		8,219			2,833			(46,297	)

Total net intangible assets with finite lives	$	20,567		$	44,487	$	(5,995	)	$	(643	)	$	(3,096	)	$	55,320
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Tradename		310,174			—		—			(8,711	)		(639	)		300,824

Total intangible assets — net	$	330,741		$	44,487	$	(5,995	)	$	(9,354	)	$	(3,735	)	$	356,144


	December 31, 2013			Acquisitions		Amortization			Other ⁽¹⁾			December 31, 2014
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Gross carrying amount	$	101,617		$	300	$	—		$	(1,995	)	$	99,922
Accumulated amortization		(46,297	)		—		(5,947	)		12			(52,232	)

Total net intangible assets with finite lives	$	55,320		$	300	$	(5,947	)	$	(1,983	)	$	47,690
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Tradename		300,824			—		—			(490	)		300,334

Total intangible assets — net	$	356,144		$	300	$	(5,947	)	$	(2,473	)	$	348,024

⁽¹⁾

Activity for 2013 consists of $708 for impairment of a favorable lease related to one U.S. theatre and foreign currency translation adjustments. Activity for 2014 primarily consists of $479 for impairment of a tradename intangible asset related to one U.S. theatre and foreign currency translation adjustments.

⁽²⁾	See Note 5.

⁽³⁾	Reflects disposition of three Rave theatres and the Company’s Mexico theatres (see Note 5).

Estimated Aggregate Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets

Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:


For the year ended December 31, 2015	$	5,798
For the year ended December 31, 2016		5,585
For the year ended December 31, 2017		5,052
For the year ended December 31, 2018		5,008
For the year ended December 31, 2019		4,016
Thereafter		22,231

Total	$	47,690