Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

6.	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

A summary of changes in Quanta’s goodwill is as follows (in thousands):


	Electric Power Division			Oil and Gas Infrastructure Division			Total
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,223,224		$	373,471		$	1,596,695
Goodwill acquired during 2015		27,197			22,357			49,554
Purchase price allocation adjustments		750			(8,863	)		(8,113	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(23,811	)		(17,394	)		(41,205	)

Goodwill balance at September 30, 2015	$	1,227,360		$	369,571		$	1,596,931

As described in Note 2, Quanta’s operating units are organized into one of Quanta’s two internal divisions and, accordingly, Quanta’s goodwill associated with each of its operating units has been aggregated on a divisional basis and reported in the table above. These divisions are closely aligned with Quanta’s reportable segments based on the predominant type of work performed by the operating units within the divisions. From time to time, operating units may be reorganized among Quanta’s internal divisions, as Quanta periodically re-evaluates strategies to better align its operations as business environments evolve.

Quanta’s intangible assets subject to amortization and the remaining weighted average amortization periods related to such assets were as follows (in thousands except for weighted average amortization periods, which are in years):


	As of							As of							As of
	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014							September 30, 2015
	Intangible Assets		Accumulated Amortization			Intangible Assets, Net		Intangible Assets		Accumulated Amortization			Intangible Assets, Net		Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period in Years
Customer relationships	$	236,677	$	(75,235	)	$	161,442	$	235,851	$	(63,764	)	$	172,087		9.9
Backlog		131,312		(125,410	)		5,902		133,704		(122,265	)		11,439		0.9
Trade names		51,298		(8,340	)		42,958		49,664		(6,278	)		43,386		18.8
Non-compete agreements		28,583		(22,633	)		5,950		27,659		(21,365	)		6,294		3.5
Patented rights and developed technology		22,476		(13,315	)		9,161		22,073		(11,695	)		10,378		4.2

Total intangible assets subject to amortization	$	470,346	$	(244,933	)	$	225,413	$	468,951	$	(225,367	)	$	243,584		11.0

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $8.7 million and $9.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and $25.7 million and $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The estimated future aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets subject to amortization as of September 30, 2015 is set forth below (in thousands):


For the Fiscal Year Ending December 31,
Remainder of 2015	$	8,891
2016		29,365
2017		23,965
2018		23,273
2019		22,351
Thereafter		117,568

Total	$	225,413

- 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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