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Goodwill and Franchise Value | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Franchise Value | Goodwill and Franchise Value The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Domestic |  | Import |  | Luxury |  | Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2016 ¹ |  | $ | 114,839 |  |  | $ | 106,179 |  |  | $ | 38,381 |  |  | $ | 259,399 |
Adjustments to purchase price allocations 2 |  | (817 | ) |  | (1,006 | ) |  | (391 | ) |  | (2,214 | )
Reductions through divestitures |  | — |  |  | (865 | ) |  | — |  |  | (865 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2017 ¹ |  | 114,022 |  |  | 104,308 |  |  | 37,990 |  |  | 256,320 |
Adjustments to purchase price allocations 3 |  | 29,933 |  |  | 51,790 |  |  | 21,074 |  |  | 102,797 |
Reductions through divestitures |  | (951 | ) |  | (1,198 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,149 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2018 1, 4 |  | $ | 143,004 |  |  | $ | 154,900 |  |  | $ | 59,064 |  |  | $ | 356,968 |
1 Net of accumulated impairment losses of $299.3 million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2008. 2 Our purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Carbone Auto Group was finalized in the third quarter of 2017. As a result, we reclassified $2.2 million of value from goodwill to franchise value. 3 Our purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Baierl Auto Group was finalized in the second quarter of 2018. Also, our purchase price allocation for the acquisitions of the Downtown LA Auto Group, Crater Lake Ford Lincoln, and Crater Lake Mazda were finalized in the third quarter of 2018. As a result, we added $102.8 million of goodwill in 2018. 4 Our purchase price allocation is preliminary for the acquisitions of Albany CJD Fiat, Ray Laks Honda, Ray Laks Acura, Day Auto Group, Prestige Auto Group, Broadway Ford, and Buhler Ford and the associated goodwill has not been allocated to each of our segments. See also Note 12. The changes in the carrying amounts of franchise value are as follows (in thousands):
| Franchise Value
Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | 184,268 |
Additions through acquisitions | 495 |
Adjustments to purchase price allocations 1 | 2,214 |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 186,977 |
Adjustments to purchase price allocations 2 | 70,828 |
Reductions through divestitures | (1,801 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2018 3 | $ | 256,004 |
1 Our purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Carbone Auto Group was finalized in the third quarter of 2017, resulting in a reclassification of $2.2 million from goodwill to franchise value. 2 Our purchase price allocation for the acquisition of the Baierl Auto Group was finalized in the second quarter of 2018. Also, our purchase price allocation for the acquisitions of the Downtown LA Auto Group, Crater Lake Ford Lincoln, and Crater Lake Mazda were finalized in the third quarter of 2018. As a result, we added $70.8 million of franchise value in 2018. 3 Our purchase price allocation is preliminary for the acquisitions of Albany CJD Fiat, Ray Laks Honda, Ray Laks Acura, Day Auto Group, Prestige Auto Group, Broadway Ford, and Buhler Ford and have not been included in the above franchise value additions. See also Note 12.

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