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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each of our Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises reporting units and the changes in such balances as of September 30, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Royal
Caribbean
International
Celebrity Cruises
Silversea Cruises
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
286,880

$
1,632

$

$
288,512

Goodwill attributable to the acquisition of Silversea Cruises(1)


1,086,539

1,086,539

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(128
)


(128
)
Balance at September 30, 2018
$
286,752

$
1,632

$
1,086,539

$
1,374,923

(1)
Refer to Note 3. Business Combination for further information on the Silversea Cruises acquisition.
Intangible assets acquired in the Silversea Cruises acquisition were as follows:
 
 
Fair Value at Acquisition Date (in thousands)
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period
Silversea Cruises trade name
 
$
349,500

 
Indefinite-life
Customer relationships
 
97,400

 
15 years
Galapagos operating license
 
32,300

 
26 years
Other finite-life intangible assets
 
11,560

 
2 years
Total intangible assets
 
$
490,760

 
 

Intangible assets are reported within Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, intangible assets, excluding those related to the Silversea Cruises acquisition, were not material.
The estimated future amortization for finite-life intangible assets related to the Silversea Cruises acquisition for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):
Year
 
Remainder of 2018
$
2,253

2019
$
13,516

2020
$
12,552

2021
$
7,736

2022
$
7,736

2023
$
7,736