

8.	Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of companies acquired over the fair value of their net assets at the dates of acquisition. Goodwill may not be amortized and must be tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level. The Company tests for goodwill impairment annually on October 1, unless impairment triggers exist at interim periods.

For our annual impairment test in 2018 and 2017, we performed a qualitative assessment, using information as of October 1, of that year. Under current guidance, we are permitted to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. We determined that there were no factors that would indicate the need to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test and concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting units is greater than their carrying value and thus there was no impairment to goodwill.

In addition to our annual review, we assess the impairment of goodwill whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit may be greater than fair value. Factors that could trigger an interim impairment review include, but are not limited to, significant adverse changes in the business climate which may be indicated by a decline in our market capitalization or decline in operating results. No impairments were recorded to our goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. No such events or changes occurred between the testing date and year end to trigger a subsequent impairment review.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had goodwill with a carrying amount of $85.2 million.

The following table presents our acquired finite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2018 and 2017, including the weighted-average useful lives for each major intangible asset category and in total (amounts in thousands):



		December 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Weighted Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	23	$	40,823	$	(3,159	)	$	40,823	$	(1,353	)
Trade name	13	5,307		(919		)	5,307		(394		)
Noncompetition agreements	7	487		(121		)	487		(52		)
Total	22	$	46,617	$	(4,199	)	$	46,617	$	(1,799	)

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we have amortized $2.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which is included in general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statement of operations. Amortization expense for our intangibles existing at December 31, 2018 is anticipated to be approximately $2.4 million, for 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively, $2.2 million for 2022, and $2.1 million for 2023.