Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 8. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company recorded $27,437,000 of goodwill on the Coastal acquisition during 2014 and the Company recorded $35,153,000 of goodwill on the Prosperity acquisition in 2013. Impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value. At December 31, 2014, the Company’s reporting unit had positive equity and the Company elected to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill. The qualitative assessment indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, resulting in no impairment.

The Company recorded a core deposit intangible asset of $4,542,000 associated with the acquisition of Coastal during 2014, recorded a core deposit intangible asset of $4,383,000 associated with the acquisition of Prosperity during 2013 and recorded a core deposit intangible of $1,149,000 associated with the acquisitions of CBG and MBT during 2012. The amortization period used for core deposit intangibles ranges from three to 10 years. Following is a summary of information related to acquired intangible assets:


	As of December 31, 2014				As of December 31, 2013
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Amortized intangible assets - core deposit premiums	$	26,749	$	18,528	$	22,207	$	16,198

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets was approximately $2,330,000, $1,414,000 and $1,359,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):


2015	$	2,325
2016		1,333
2017		1,275
2018		1,275
2019		1,275
Thereafter		738

	$	8,221

- 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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