Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

In January 2016, we realigned our field support functions by combining our three regions into two field groups, consolidating our area locations and streamlining select operational support roles at our Phoenix headquarters. Following our restructuring, our senior management now evaluates, oversees and manages the financial performance of our operations through two field groups, referred to as Group 1 and Group 2.

During the first quarter of 2016, we determined that our 2016 reportable segments are Group 1 and Group 2. We also evaluated our reporting units and determined that our 2016 reporting units are our reportable segments. We allocated goodwill to the new reporting units using a relative fair value approach and determined that there were no indicators of goodwill impairment.

Goodwill

A summary of the activity and balances in goodwill accounts by reporting segment follows:



	Balance as of December 31, 2015		Acquisitions		Adjustments to Acquisitions		Balance as of September 30, 2016
Group 1	$	5,248.1	$	8.9	$	—	$	5,257.0
Group 2	5,897.4		8.3		0.4		5,906.1
Total	$	11,145.5	$	17.2	$	0.4	$	11,163.1

Adjustments to acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily related to working capital, and were recorded to goodwill in purchase accounting.

Other Intangible Assets, Net

Other intangible assets, net, include values assigned to customer relationships, franchise agreements, other municipal agreements, non-compete agreements and trade names, and are amortized over periods ranging from 1 to 20 years. A summary of the activity and balances by intangible asset type follows:



	Gross Intangible Assets						Accumulated Amortization									Other Intangible Assets, Net as of September 30, 2016
	Balance as of December 31, 2015		Acquisitions		Balance as of September 30, 2016		Balance as of December 31, 2015			Additions Charged to Expense			Balance as of September 30, 2016			Other Intangible Assets, Net as of September 30, 2016
Customer relationships, franchise and other municipal agreements	$	651.6	$	4.4	$	656.0	$	(431.0	)	$	(46.8	)	$	(477.8	)	$	178.2
Non-compete agreements	30.8		0.9		31.7		(22.1		)	(2.4		)	(24.5		)	7.2
Other intangible assets	65.6		—		65.6		(48.5		)	(1.1		)	(49.6		)	16.0
Total	$	748.0	$	5.3	$	753.3	$	(501.6	)	$	(50.3	)	$	(551.9	)	$	201.4

- 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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