GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE C – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill by reportable operating segment consisted of $87.7 million and $0.6 million reported in the ArcBest and FleetNet segments, respectively, for both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

		March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Weighted-Average			Accumulated		Net				Accumulated		Net
	Amortization Period	Cost		Amortization		Value			Cost	Amortization		Value
	(in years)	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships	14	$	52,721	$	27,621	$	25,100	$	52,721	$	26,667	$	26,054
Other	11		1,315		842		473		1,294		816		478
	14		54,036		28,463		25,573		54,015		27,483		26,532
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade name	N/A		32,300		N/A		32,300		32,300		N/A		32,300
Total intangible assets	N/A	$	86,336	$	28,463	$	57,873	$	86,315	$	27,483	$	58,832

The future amortization for intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions as of March 31, 2020 was as follows:

	Amortization of
	Intangible Assets
	(in thousands)
Remainder of 2020	$	2,930
2021		3,869
2022		3,842
2023		3,744
2024		3,695
Thereafter		7,493
Total amortization	$	25,573

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but rather are evaluated for impairment annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on business and freight levels, the Company considered several factors to consider if it was more likely than not that impairment of these assets existed as of March 31, 2020. In making this analysis, management considered current and forecasted business levels and estimated future cash flows over several years. Management’s assumptions include an expected economic recovery beginning in late 2020 with a more robust recovery in 2021. Based on our analysis, management determined it was more likely than not that goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets were not impaired as of March 31, 2020.

The evaluation of goodwill impairment requires management’s judgment and the use of estimates and assumptions to determine if indicators of impairment exist at an interim date. Assumptions require considerable judgment because changes in broad economic factors and industry factors can result in variable and volatile fair values. Changes in key estimates and assumptions that impact the fair value of the operations, including the impact of COVID-19 on the reporting units, could materially affect future analyses and result in material impairments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.