Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment were as follows (in thousands):



December 31, 2017	U.S. operations segment			Latin America operations segment			Total
Balance, beginning of year	$	746,204		$	84,947		$	831,151
Merger and other acquisitions (see Note 3)	414			140			554
Effect of foreign currency translation	—			2,061			2,061
Other adjustments	(2,621		)	—			(2,621		)
Balance, end of year	$	743,997		$	87,148		$	831,145

December 31, 2016
Balance, beginning of year	$	222,901		$	72,708		$	295,609
Merger and other acquisitions (see Note 3)	523,303			20,413			543,716
Effect of foreign currency translation	—			(8,276		)	(8,276		)
Other adjustments	—			102			102
Balance, end of year	$	746,204		$	84,947		$	831,151

Definite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization

The following table summarizes the components of gross and net definite-lived intangibles assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):



	As of December 31,
	2017							2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships	$	24,533	$	(15,256	)	$	9,277	$	24,452	$	(8,861	)	$	15,591
Executive non-compete agreements	8,700		(5,800		)	2,900		8,700		(1,450		)	7,250
	$	33,233	$	(21,056	)	$	12,177	$	33,152	$	(10,311	)	$	22,841

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, consist of the following (in thousands):



	As of December 31,
	2017		2016
Trade names	$	46,300	$	46,300
Pawn licenses ⁽¹⁾	34,092		34,083
Franchise agreements related to check-cashing operation	1,250		1,250
	$	81,642	$	81,633


⁽¹⁾	Costs to renew licenses with indefinite lives are expensed as incurred and recorded in store operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income.

Goodwill [Member]

Goodwill Future Amortization Expense

Estimated future amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):



Fiscal
2018	$	6,533
2019	2,590
2020	2,053
2021	1,001
2022	—
	$	12,177