Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The components of goodwill and other intangible assets were as follows:

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Finite lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	5 years	$	12,720,000	$	10,706,000	$	2,014,000
Trademarks	7 years		6,242,055		3,746,893		2,495,162
Patents	7 years		230,683		230,683		—
Software	7 years		1,857,396		488,819		1,368,577
Customer lists	5 years		307,153		274,653		32,500
Total finite lived intangible assets		$	21,357,287	$	15,447,048	$	5,910,239

December 31, 2016	Estimated Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Finite lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	5 years	$	12,720,000	$	8,798,000	$	3,922,000
Trademarks	7 years		6,242,055		3,078,845		3,163,210
Patents	7 years		230,683		230,683		—
Software	7 years		1,649,507		307,989		1,341,518
Customer lists	5 years		307,153		244,295		62,858
Total finite lived intangible assets		$	21,149,398	$	12,659,812	$	8,489,586

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2016

Estimated

Useful Life

Carrying

Amount

Indefinite lived intangible asset:

Goodwill

Indefinite

58,337,290

We compute amortization using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the finite lived intangible assets. Amortization expense related to finite lived intangible assets was $935,567 and $928,431 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amortization expense related to finite lived intangible assets was $2,787,236 and $2,771,912 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We have no indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

We performed our annual impairment analysis for goodwill and other intangible assets in the second quarter of 2017 with no impairment recorded.

- 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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