Intangible assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Intangible assets [Abstract]

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

Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets

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

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