Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill, by operating segment is as follows:



	National Networks			International and Other			Total
December 31, 2014	$	250,595		$	483,761		$	734,356
Additions and purchase accounting adjustments	(3,363		)	3,796			433
Amortization of "second component" goodwill	(1,893		)	—			(1,893		)
Foreign currency translation	—			(15,839		)	(15,839		)
September 30, 2015	$	245,339		$	471,718		$	717,057

Additions and purchase accounting adjustments included in the National Networks and the International and Other segments relate to the acquisition of New Video and a small international channel, respectively.

The reduction of $1,893 in the carrying amount of goodwill for the National Networks is due to the realization of a tax benefit for the amortization of "second component" goodwill at SundanceTV. Second component goodwill is the amount of tax deductible goodwill in excess of goodwill for financial reporting purposes. In accordance with the authoritative guidance at the time of the SundanceTV acquisition, the tax benefits associated with this excess are applied to first reduce the amount of goodwill, and then other intangible assets for financial reporting purposes, if and when such tax benefits are realized in the Company's tax returns.

The following tables summarize information relating to the Company’s identifiable intangible assets:



	September 30, 2015
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Estimated Useful Lives
Amortizable intangible assets:
Affiliate and customer relationships	$	547,531	$	(103,141	)	$	444,390	17 to 25 years
Advertiser relationships	46,282		(3,939		)	42,343		11 years
Trade names	46,743		(3,788		)	42,955		20 years
Other amortizable intangible assets	15		(4		)	11
Total amortizable intangible assets	640,571		(110,872		)	529,699
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	19,900		—			19,900
Total intangible assets	$	660,471	$	(110,872	)	$	549,599
	December 31, 2014
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Affiliate and customer relationships	$	555,742	$	(80,351	)	$	475,391
Advertiser relationships	45,827		(655		)	45,172
Trade names	52,698		(2,351		)	50,347
Other amortizable intangible assets	16		(2		)	14
Total amortizable intangible assets	654,283		(83,359		)	570,924
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	19,900		—			19,900
Total intangible assets	$	674,183	$	(83,359	)	$	590,824

Aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $32,482 and $21,807, respectively. Estimated aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for each of the following five years is:



Years Ending December 31,
2015	$	41,755
2016	37,972
2017	37,972
2018	37,969
2019	37,969

- 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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