Intangible assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

3.	Intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

			June 30, 2016					December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Non-amortizing intangibles:
Cable franchise rights	$	64,374	$	-		$	64,374	$	64,098	$	-		$	64,098

Finite-lived intangibles:
Affiliate contract expansion rights	$	258,100	$	(3,290	)	$	254,810	$	-	$	-		$	-
Acquired subscribers – wireless		138,300		(6,647	)		131,653		-		-			-
Favorable leases – wireless		11,000		(183	)		10,817		-		-			-
Acquired subscribers – cable		25,265		(24,246	)		1,019		25,326		(23,805	)		1,521
Other intangibles		2,168		(695	)		1,473		1,938		(564	)		1,374
Total finite-lived intangibles	$	434,833	$	(35,061	)	$	399,772	$	27,264	$	(24,369	)		2,895
Total intangible assets	$	499,207	$	(35,061	)	$	464,146	$	91,362	$	(24,369	)	$	66,993

Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets for the periods shown is expected to be as follows:

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
	(in thousands)
2016 Remaining	$	26,061
2017		48,574
2018		41,377
2019		36,619
2020		33,363
2021		30,116
thereafter		183,662
Total	$	399,772

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2016 are shown below (in thousands):

Goodwill as of December 31, 2015, Wireline segment	$	10
Goodwill recorded January 2016, Cable segment, Colane acquisition		93
Goodwill recorded May 2016, Wireless segment, nTelos acquisition		151,627
Goodwill as of June 30, 2016	$	151,730

- 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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