Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

10.	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In connection with the Merger, $139.3 million of goodwill has been recorded as of December 31, 2014. We have completed the majority of our business combination accounting as of December 31, 2014 and expect to complete the remainder in the first quarter of 2015. For further details on the goodwill recorded during the quarter, see Note 2, Merger with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company.

We have two intangible assets recorded as of December 31, 2014, including an existing trade name from the acquisition of Maracay in 2006 which has a 20 year useful life and a new trade name, TRI Pointe, resulting from the Merger which has an indefinite useful life. For further details on the TRI Pointe trade name see Note 2, Merger with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company.

Goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Goodwill	$	139,304	$	—		$	139,304	$	—	$	—		$	—
Trade names		27,979		(4,720	)		23,259		10,679		(4,185	)		6,494
	$	167,283	$	(4,720	)	$	162,563	$	10,679	$	(4,185	)	$	6,494

The remaining useful life of our amortizing intangible asset related to Maracay was 11.2 and 12.2 years as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization expense related to this intangible asset was $534,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and was charged to sales and marketing expense. Our indefinite life intangible asset related to TRI Pointe is not amortizing.

Expected amortization of our intangible asset related to Maracay for the next five years and thereafter is (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2014
2015	$	534
2016		534
2017		534
2018		534
2019		534
Thereafter		3,289
Total	$	5,959

- 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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