Note 2. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The following table shows the changes in the gross carrying amounts of goodwill:



(Dollars in thousands)	Logistics			Truckload			Corporate and Eliminations		Total
Goodwill	$	55,695		$	464,598		$	727	$	521,020
Accumulated impairment losses	(48,236		)	(134,813		)	—		(183,049		)
Balances at December 31, 2013	7,459			329,785			727		337,971

Change in foreign currency exchange rates	(392		)	—			—		(392		)

Goodwill	55,303			464,598			727		520,628
Accumulated impairment losses	(48,236		)	(134,813		)	—		(183,049		)
Balances at December 31, 2014	7,067			329,785			727		337,579

Change in foreign currency exchange rates	(243		)	—			—		(243		)

Goodwill	55,060			464,598			727		520,385
Accumulated impairment losses	(48,236		)	(134,813		)	—		(183,049		)
Balances at March 31, 2015	$	6,824		$	329,785		$	727	$	337,336

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense was $0.6 million for the first quarter of 2015 compared to $0.6 million for the same period of 2014. Intangible assets consisted of the following:



	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	23,088	$	17,393	$	23,088	$	16,804

Con-way's customer-relationship intangible asset relates to the Con-way Truckload business unit. Estimated future amortization expense is presented for the years ended December 31, in the following table:



(Dollars in thousands)
Remaining nine months of 2015	$	1,767
2016	2,356
2017	1,572

- 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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