Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company has recorded goodwill as a result of its business combinations. Goodwill is recorded as the difference, if any, between the aggregate consideration paid for an acquisition and the fair value of the tangible assets and intangible assets acquired net of liabilities assumed, including noncontrolling interests. Changes in the Company's goodwill balances from December 31, 2014 to September 30, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2014		Acquisitions		Foreign Currency Translation			September 30, 2015
U.S. Corrections & Detention	$	170,376	$	107,398	$	—		$	277,774
GEO Care	323,047		14,716		—			337,763
International Services	467		—		(67		)	400
Total Goodwill	$	493,890	122,114		$	(67	)	$	615,937

The Company has also recorded other finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of its various business combinations. Acquisitions completed in the first nine months of 2015 as discussed above in Note 2 - Business Combinations also led to additions to intangible assets. The Company's intangible assets include customer relationships, facility management contracts, trade names and technology, as follows (in thousands):



		September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014
	Weighted Average Useful Life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Facility management contracts and customer relationships	15.6	$	233,162	$	(67,640	)	$	165,522	$	154,591	$	(56,396	)	$	98,195
Technology	7.3	33,700		(15,095		)	18,605		24,000		(12,120		)	11,880
Trade name (Indefinite lived)	Indefinite	45,200		—			45,200		45,200		—			45,200
Total acquired intangible assets		$	312,062	$	(82,735	)	$	229,327	$	223,791	$	(68,516	)	$	155,275

Amortization expense was $5.1 million and $14.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. Amortization expense was $3.9 million and $11.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Amortization expense was primarily related to the U.S. Corrections & Detention and GEO Care segments' amortization of acquired facility management contracts. As of September 30, 2015, the weighted average period before the next contract renewal or extension for the acquired facility management contracts was approximately 1.9 years. Although the facility management contracts acquired have renewal and extension terms in the near term, the Company has historically maintained these relationships beyond the current contractual periods. The acquired contracts in the acquisition of the LCS Facilities do not have contract expiration dates and are perpetual in nature.

Estimated amortization expense related to the Company's finite-lived intangible assets for the remainder of 2015 through 2019 and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):



Fiscal Year	Total Amortization Expense
Remainder of 2015	$	4,904
2016	20,359
2017	20,327
2018	17,468
2019	17,140
Thereafter	103,929
	$	184,127

- 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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