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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] |
Summary of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | The following is a summary of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 presented on an operating segment basis (dollars in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Emeritus Acquisition |  |  | Accumulated Impairment and Other Charges |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment and Other Charges |  |  | Net |
Retirement Centers |  | $ | 7,642 |  |  | $ | 20,499 |  |  | $ | (521 | ) |  | $ | 27,620 |  |  | $ | 7,642 |  |  | $ | (521 | ) |  | $ | 7,121 |
Assisted Living |  |  | 90,640 |  |  |  | 491,983 |  |  |  | (248 | ) |  |  | 582,375 |  |  |  | 102,680 |  |  |  | (248 | ) |  |  | 102,432 |
Brookdale Ancillary Services |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 98,282 |  |  | $ | 639,292 |  |  | $ | (769 | ) |  | $ | 736,805 |  |  | $ | 110,322 |  |  | $ | (769 | ) |  | $ | 109,553 |
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually with a test date of October 1 or sooner if indicators of impairment are present. No indicators of impairment were present during the three years ended December 31, 2014. As identified in Note 4, the purchase price allocation for the Merger is preliminary and the finalization of such estimate may result in future adjustments to goodwill balances reported in the table above.
Other intangible assets | The following is a summary of other intangible assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Community purchase options |  | $ | 55,738 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 55,738 |  |  | $ | 122,649 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122,649 |
Health care licenses |  |  | 64,538 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 64,538 |  |  |  | 33,853 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 33,853 |
Trade names |  |  | 27,800 |  |  |  | (4,179 | ) |  |  | 23,621 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 13,531 |  |  |  | (2,655 | ) |  |  | 10,876 |  |  |  | 3,331 |  |  |  | (1,076 | ) |  |  | 2,255 |
Total |  | $ | 161,607 |  |  | $ | (6,834 | ) |  | $ | 154,773 |  |  | $ | 159,833 |  |  | $ | (1,076 | ) |  | $ | 158,757 |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Future amortization expense for intangible assets with definite lives is estimated to be as follows (dollars in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, |  | Future Amortization |
2015 |  | $ | 12,193 |
2016 |  |  | 8,165 |
2017 |  |  | 3,726 |
2018 |  |  | 3,717 |
2019 |  |  | 2,638 |
Thereafter |  |  | 4,058 |
Total |  | $ | 34,497 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of indefinite and definite-lived intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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