Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

8.	Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

by reportable segment for the years ended

December 31, 2017

and

2016

are as follows:

	Domesti c		Internationa l			Total
Balance at December 31, 201 5	$	621,451	$	48,268		$	669,719
Acquisitions of businesses, ne t		-		46,202			46,202
Foreign currency translatio n		-		(11,281	)		(11,281	)
Balance at December 31, 201 6		621,451		83,189			704,640
Acquisitions of businesses, ne t		-		5,271			5,271
Foreign currency translatio n		-		11,612			11,612
Balance at December 31, 201 7	$	621,451	$	100,072		$	721,523

The detail

s of the gross goodwill applicable to each reportable segment at

December 31, 2017

and

2016

are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 201 7							Year Ended December 31, 201 6
	Gros s		Accumulated Impairmen t			Ne t		Gros s		Accumulated Impairmen t			Ne t
Domesti c	$	1,124,644	$	(503,193	)	$	621,451	$	1,124,644	$	(503,193	)	$	621,451
Internationa l		104,683		(4,611	)		100,072		87,800		(4,611	)		83,189
Tota l	$	1,229,327	$	(507,804	)	$	721,523	$	1,212,444	$	(507,804	)	$	704,640

Refer to

Note

“Acquisitions,” to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s acquisitions and Note

“Significant Accounting Policies – Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets,” to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s

2015

goodwill impairment charge.

The following table summarizes intangible assets by major category as of Decembe

31,

2017

and

2016:

	Weighted Averag e		December 31, 201 7							December 31, 201 6
	Amortization Year s		Gros s		Accumulated Amortizatio n			Net Book Valu e		Gros s		Accumulated Amortizatio n			Net Book Valu e
Finite-lived intangible assets :
Tradename s		9	$	52,784	$	(28,422	)	$	24,362	$	50,742	$	(20,189	)	$	30,553
Customer list s		10		340,138		(299,074	)		41,064		333,935		(288,623	)		45,312
Patent s		14		131,137		(91,520	)		39,617		130,099		(82,038	)		48,061
Unpatented technolog y		15		13,169		(11,915	)		1,254		13,169		(11,771	)		1,398
Softwar e		-		1,046		(1,046	)		-		1,046		(1,046	)		-
Non-compete/othe r		8		2,684		(1,537	)		1,147		2,513		(986	)		1,527
Total finite-lived intangible asset s			$	540,958	$	(433,514	)	$	107,444	$	531,504	$	(404,653	)	$	126,851
Indefinite-lived tradename s				128,321		-			128,321		128,321		-			128,321
Total intangible asset s			$	669,279	$	(433,514	)	$	235,765	$	659,825	$	(404,653	)	$	255,172

Refer to

Note

“Significant Accounting Policies – Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets,” to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s

2015

brand strategy change and resulting tradename impairment charge, which was netted against the gross intangible asset balance at

December 31, 2017

and

2016.

Amortization of intangible

assets was

$28,861,

$32,953

and

$23,591

2017,

2016

and

2015,

respectively. Excluding the impact of any future acquisitions, the Company estimates amortization expense for the next

five

years will be as follows:

2018

$20,566;

2019

$18,828;

2020

$18,737;

2021

$16,927;

2022

$9,671.

- 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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