Goodwill and Other Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

10. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill. Goodwill is recorded when the purchase price of a business acquired exceeds the fair market value of the tangible and separately measurable intangible net assets. The Partnership’s goodwill had been allocated to two reporting units: (i) gathering and processing and (ii) transportation. As of December 31, 2024, the carrying value of goodwill for the gathering and processing reporting unit was zero and goodwill allocated to the transportation reporting unit was $4.8 million. The Partnership’s annual goodwill impairment assessment indicated no impairment for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Other intangible assets. The other intangible assets balance on the consolidated balance sheets includes the fair value, net of amortization, primarily related to (i) contracts assumed in connection with processing plant acquisitions in 2011 that are part of the DJ Basin complex, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 38 years, and (ii) contracts assumed in connection with the DBM acquisition in November 2014, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 30 years.

The Partnership assesses other intangible assets for impairment together with the related underlying long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. See Property, plant, and equipment and other intangible assets in Note 1 for further discussion of management’s process to evaluate potential impairment of long-lived assets.

The following table presents the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets:


	December 31,
thousands	2024		2023
Gross carrying value	$	976,629	$	979,863
Accumulated amortization	(326,889)		(298,455)
Other intangible assets	$	649,740	$	681,408

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $31.7 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022. Intangible asset amortization to be recorded in each of the next five years is estimated to be $31.7 million per year.