Identified Intangible Assets and Goodwill, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Identified intangible assets and goodwill, net [Text Block]


	Identified Intangible Assets and Goodwill, Net

The carrying amounts of the identified intangibles and goodwill acquired in connection with our historical investments in businesses were as follows:



	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Identified Intangible Assets and Goodwill, Net	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer lists/relationships	$	21,972	$	17,186	$	21,487	$	16,846
Employment-related	7,332		6,691		7,333		6,624
Tradenames	5,978		5,193		5,978		5,134

Amortized intangible assets	35,282		$	29,070	34,798		$	28,604

Less accumulated amortization	29,070				28,604

Identified intangibles, net	6,212				6,194

Unamortized intangible assets:
Goodwill	35,163				35,477
	$	41,375			$	41,671

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill, by segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 follow:



	Balance at January 1, 2018		Acquisitions		Translation and Other Adjustments			Balance at March 31, 2018
Utility	$	3,424	$	—	$	—		$	3,424
Residential and Commercial	32,053		—		(314		)	31,739
Total	$	35,477	$	—	$	(314	)	$	35,163

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company finalized all purchase accounting adjustments related to the Arborguard acquisition. The Company has recorded fair value adjustments based on new information obtained during the measurement period primarily related to customer lists, and deferred taxes. These adjustments have resulted in a decrease in goodwill of $298 from the Company's initial estimate. Additionally, the change to the provisional amount resulted in an increase in amortization expense of $52 and accumulated amortization of $70, of which $52 relates to the previous year.

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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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