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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill by segment consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Wireless
$
146,383

 
$
146,383

Cable
2,677

 
104

Wireline
10

 
10

Total Goodwill
$
149,070

 
$
146,497





Intangible assets consisted of the following:
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
(in thousands)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization and Other
 
Net
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization and Other
 
Net
Non-amortizing intangibles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cable franchise rights
$
64,334

 
$

 
$
64,334

 
$
64,334

 
$

 
$
64,334

Railroad crossing rights
141

 

 
141

 
141

 

 
141

Total non-amortizing intangibles
64,475

 

 
64,475

 
64,475

 

 
64,475

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finite-lived intangibles:
Affiliate contract expansion - Wireless
455,305

 
(183,076
)
 
272,229

 
455,305

 
(167,830
)
 
287,475

Favorable leases - Wireless

 

 

 
15,743

 
(1,919
)
 
13,824

Acquired subscribers - Cable
28,065

 
(25,285
)
 
2,780

 
25,265

 
(25,250
)
 
15

Other intangibles
463

 
(233
)
 
230

 
463

 
(223
)
 
240

Total finite-lived intangibles
483,833

 
(208,594
)
 
275,239

 
496,776

 
(195,222
)
 
301,554

Total intangible assets
$
548,308

 
$
(208,594
)
 
$
339,714

 
$
561,251

 
$
(195,222
)
 
$
366,029



Affiliate contract expansion is amortized over the expected benefit period and is further reduced by the amount of waived management fees received from Sprint which was $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Since May 6, 2016, the date of the non-monetary exchange, waived management fees received from Sprint totaled $108.0 million.