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Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | 7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS The carrying amount of goodwill was $944.9 million at September 30, 2021 and $430.5 at December 31, 2020, with the $514.3 million increase attributable to goodwill recognized in the Hargray Acquisition. The Company has not historically recorded any impairment of goodwill. Intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
|  | Useful Life |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net |
|  | Range |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |
|  | (in years) |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | 13.5 – 17 |  |  | $ | 841,700 |  |  | $ | 132,811 |  |  | $ | 708,889 |  |  | $ | 369,700 |  |  | $ | 81,865 |  |  | $ | 287,835 |
Trademarks and trade names |  | 2.7 – 4.2 |  |  |  | 14,300 |  |  |  | 4,302 |  |  |  | 9,998 |  |  |  | 4,300 |  |  |  | 2,552 |  |  |  | 1,748 |
Wireless licenses |  | 10 – 15 |  |  |  | 1,418 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 1,347 |  |  |  | 1,418 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 1,403 |
Total finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 857,418 |  |  | $ | 137,184 |  |  | $ | 720,234 |  |  | $ | 375,418 |  |  | $ | 84,432 |  |  | $ | 290,986 |
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Franchise agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,089,712 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 979,712 |
Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,500 |
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,097,212 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 987,212 |
Total intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,817,446 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,278,198 |
Intangible asset amortization expense was $23.3 million and $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $52.8 million and $33.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The future amortization of existing finite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, |  | Amount |
2021 (remaining three months) |  | $ | 21,692 |
2022 |  |  | 87,321 |
2023 |  |  | 76,094 |
2024 |  |  | 69,745 |
2025 |  |  | 64,814 |
Thereafter |  |  | 400,568 |
Total |  | $ | 720,234 |
Actual amortization expense in future periods may differ from the amounts above as a result of intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful life estimates, impairments or other relevant factors.

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