2. Goodwill and Trademarks and Other Intangibles, net

Goodwill

There were no changes in goodwill during the Current Nine Months. The annual evaluation of the Company’s goodwill, by segment, is performed as of October 1, the beginning of the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter. In connection with the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $35.1 million in its men’s segment. No goodwill impairment was recognized for the other segments of the Company during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. There was no impairment of the Company’s goodwill during the Current Quarter, Current Nine Months or for the three months (the “Prior Year Quarter”) or nine months (the “Prior Year Nine Months”) ended September 30, 2015.

Trademarks and Other Intangibles, net

Trademarks and other intangibles, net, consist of the following:

		September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Estimated Lives in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Indefinite-lived trademarks and copyrights	Indefinite	$	1,698,362	$	—	$	1,691,411	$	—
Definite-lived trademarks	10-15		9,843		8,823		14,626		12,082
Non-compete agreements	2-15		940		862		940		686
Licensing contracts	1-9		4,863		3,485		4,844		2,529
		$	1,714,008	$	13,170	$	1,711,821	$	15,297
Trademarks and other intangibles, net				$	1,700,838			$	1,696,524

The trademarks of Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific, Danskin, Rocawear, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Ecko, Zoo York, Peanuts, Ed Hardy, Sharper Image, Umbro, Modern Amusement, Buffalo, Lee Cooper, Hydraulic, Nick Graham, Strawberry Shortcake and Pony have been determined to have an indefinite useful life. Each of these intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and as needed on an individual basis as separate single units of accounting, with any related impairment charge recorded to the statement of operations at the time of determining such impairment. The annual evaluation of the Company’s indefinite-lived trademarks is performed as of October 1, the beginning of the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter.

In connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 and in accordance with ASC 350, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges for indefinite-lived intangible assets (consisting of trademarks) of $362 million and $40 million in the men’s segment and home segment, respectively. There was no impairment of the indefinite-lived trademarks during the Current Quarter, Current Nine Months, Prior Year Quarter or Prior Year Nine Months. Further, in accordance with ASC 360, there were no impairment charges to the Company’s definite-lived trademarks during the Current Nine Months or Prior Year Nine Months.

In June 2016, the Company sold the rights to the London Fog intellectual property in the South Korea territory. As a result of this transaction, the Company’s indefinite-lived trademarks decreased by $0.4 million. Refer to Note 4 for further details.

In February 2016, the Company sold its rights to the Badgley Mischka intellectual property and related assets. At the time of this transaction, the definite-lived trademarks for Badgley Mischka were fully amortized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Refer to Note 4 for further details.

Other amortizable intangibles primarily include non-compete agreements and contracts and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 1 to 15 years. Certain trademarks are amortized using estimated useful lives of 10 to 15 years with no residual values.

Amortization expense for intangible assets for the Current Quarter was less than $0.1 million as compared to amortization expense for intangible assets of $0.7 million for the Prior Year Quarter. Amortization expense for intangible assets for the Current Nine Months and Prior Year Nine Months was $1.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively.