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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Composition of Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
|  | (In thousands)
Goodwill |  | $ 101,840 |  | $ 68,829
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |
— Trademarks |  | 14,312 |  | 10,276
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |
— Licenses and others |  | 10,033 |  | 5,111
— Non-compete / solicitation agreement |  | 1,679 |  | 1,829
— Customer lists |  | 14,631 |  | 11,294
Total intangible assets |  | $ 40,655 |  | $ 28,510
Accumulated amortization |  | (6,390) |  | (5,339)
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ 34,265 |  | $ 23,171
Table Showing Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill |
|  | Period ended June 30, 2015
|  | (In thousands)
|  | Brazil |  | Argentina |  | Chile |  | Mexico |  | Venezuela |  | Colombia |  | Other Countries |  | Total
Balance, beginning of the period |  | $ 10,557 |  | $ 11,859 |  | $ 19,101 |  | $ 15,719 |  | $ 5,729 |  | $ 4,521 |  | $ 1,343 |  | $ 68,829
- Business acquisition |  | 14,066 |  | — |  | — |  | 22,978 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 37,044
- Effect of exchange rates changes |  | (819) |  | (614) |  | (924) |  | (1,268) |  | — |  | (324) |  | (84) |  | (4,033)
Balance, end of the period |  | $ 23,804 |  | $ 11,245 |  | $ 18,177 |  | $ 37,429 |  | $ 5,729 |  | $ 4,197 |  | $ 1,259 |  | $ 101,840
|  | Year ended December 31, 2014
|  | (In thousands)
|  | Brazil |  | Argentina |  | Chile |  | Mexico |  | Venezuela |  | Colombia |  | Other Countries |  | Total
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ 10,366 |  | $ 14,676 |  | $ 6,520 |  | $ 11,376 |  | $ 5,252 |  | $ 5,506 |  | $ 1,405 |  | $ 55,101
- Bussiness Acquisition |  | 1,538 |  | 775 |  | 14,710 |  | 6,293 |  | 477 |  | 82 |  | 48 |  | 23,923
- Effect of exchange rates changes |  | (1,347) |  | (3,592) |  | (2,129) |  | (1,950) |  | — |  | (1,067) |  | (110) |  | (10,195)
Balance, end of the year |  | $ 10,557 |  | $ 11,859 |  | $ 19,101 |  | $ 15,719 |  | $ 5,729 |  | $ 4,521 |  | $ 1,343 |  | $ 68,829
Expected Intangible Asset Amortization Expense |
For year ended 12/31/2015 |  | $ 2,099
For year ended 12/31/2016 |  | 4,169
For year ended 12/31/2017 |  | 3,902
For year ended 12/31/2018 |  | 2,956
Thereafter |  | 6,827
|  | $ 19,953
Metros Cubicos, S.A. de C.V. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition |
|  | Metros Cúbicos S.A. de C.V. In thousands of U.S. dollars
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 593
Other net tangible assets / (liabilities) |  |  | 241
Trademarks |  |  | 4,568
Customer Lists |  |  | 3,924
Non-solicitation and Non-compete agreements |  |  | 229
Deferred tax assets and liabilities |  |  | (2,616)
Goodwill |  |  | 22,978
Purchase Price |  | $ | 29,917
KPL Soluções Ltda. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition |
|  | KPL Soluções Ltda. In thousands of U.S. dollars
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 159
Other net tangible assets / (liabilities) |  |  | 27
Customer lists |  |  | 3,137
Software |  |  | 4,791
Non-solicitation and Non-compete agreements |  |  | 505
Goodwill |  |  | 14,066
Purchase Price |  | $ | 22,685

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