Goodwill and Other Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

(6) Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the year ended December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	European Operations
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	—
2014 Activity:
Acquisition of ID'S		13,801
Currency translation adjustment		(998	)

Balance at December 31, 2014		12,803
2015 Activity:
Currency translation adjustment		(870	)

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	11,933

Other Intangible Assets

Acquired other intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):

	2015				2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Useful Lives (Years)
Trade name	$	8,545	$	—	$	8,545	$	—		—
Customer-related intangibles		23,322		10,400		30,272		11,210		14.3
Proprietary software		23,558		20,803		23,558		19,959		6.3
Trading rights		339		—		339		—		—
Other		50		—		50		—		—

Total	$	55,814	$	31,203	$	62,764	$	31,169

At December 31, 2015, indefinite-lived intangibles not subject to amortization amounted to $8.9 million, of which $8.4 million related to the POSIT trade name.

Amortization expense for definite-lived intangibles was $3.2 million, $4.3 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These amounts are included in other general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, no intangibles were deemed impaired, and accordingly, no adjustment was required. As a result of the sale of the energy research business (see Note 5, Acquisitions and Divestitures), $3.8 million of customer intangibles, net of accumulated amortization, were disposed of at December 22, 2015.

The Company's estimate of future amortization expense for acquired other intangibles that exist at December 31, 2015 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year	Estimated Amortization
2016	$	2,557
2017		2,406
2018		2,197
2019		1,959
2020		1,767
Thereafter		4,791

Total	$	15,677

- 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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