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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Goodwill by segment consisted of the following:
(in thousands) | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Wireless | $ | 146,383 |  |  | $ | 146,383 |
Cable | 104 |  |  | 104 |
Wireline | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Total Goodwill | $ | 146,497 |  |  | $ | 146,497 |
Intangible Assets Resulting from Acquisition | Intangible assets consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
(in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net
Non-amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cable franchise rights | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |
Railroad crossing rights | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |  |  | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |
Total non-amortizing intangibles | 64,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,475 |  |  | 64,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,475 |
Finite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate contract expansion - Wireless | 455,305 |  |  | (167,830 | ) |  | 287,475 |  |  | 410,157 |  |  | (105,964 | ) |  | 304,193 |
Favorable leases - Wireless | 15,743 |  |  | (1,919 | ) |  | 13,824 |  |  | 13,103 |  |  | (1,222 | ) |  | 11,881 |
Acquired subscribers - Cable | 25,265 |  |  | (25,250 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | 25,265 |  |  | (25,100 | ) |  | 165 |
Other intangibles | 463 |  |  | (223 | ) |  | 240 |  |  | 463 |  |  | (198 | ) |  | 265 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 496,776 |  |  | (195,222 | ) |  | 301,554 |  |  | 448,988 |  |  | (132,484 | ) |  | 316,504 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 561,251 |  |  | $ | (195,222 | ) |  | $ | 366,029 |  |  | $ | 513,463 |  |  | $ | (132,484 | ) |  | $ | 380,979 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | Finite-lived intangible assets and liabilities are being amortized over the following estimated useful lives that were established on the dates acquired:
|  | Estimated Useful Life
Affiliate contract expansion |  | 4 - 14 years
Favorable and unfavorable leases - wireless |  | 1 - 28 years
Acquired subscribers - cable |  | 3 - 10 years
Other intangibles |  | 15 - 20 years
The Company recorded the following in the wireless segment:
($ in thousands) |  | Estimated Useful Life (in years) |  | February 1, 2018
Affiliate contract expansion |  | 12 |  | $ | 45,148 |
Prepayment of tangible assets |  | N/A |  | 6,497 |
Off-market leases - favorable |  | 16.5 |  | 3,665 |
Off-market leases - unfavorable |  | 4.2 |  | (3,310 | )
Total |  |  |  | $ | 52,000 |
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
(in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net
Non-amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cable franchise rights | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |
Railroad crossing rights | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |  |  | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |
Total non-amortizing intangibles | 64,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,475 |  |  | 64,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,475 |
Finite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Affiliate contract expansion - Wireless | 455,305 |  |  | (167,830 | ) |  | 287,475 |  |  | 410,157 |  |  | (105,964 | ) |  | 304,193 |
Favorable leases - Wireless | 15,743 |  |  | (1,919 | ) |  | 13,824 |  |  | 13,103 |  |  | (1,222 | ) |  | 11,881 |
Acquired subscribers - Cable | 25,265 |  |  | (25,250 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | 25,265 |  |  | (25,100 | ) |  | 165 |
Other intangibles | 463 |  |  | (223 | ) |  | 240 |  |  | 463 |  |  | (198 | ) |  | 265 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 496,776 |  |  | (195,222 | ) |  | 301,554 |  |  | 448,988 |  |  | (132,484 | ) |  | 316,504 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 561,251 |  |  | $ | (195,222 | ) |  | $ | 366,029 |  |  | $ | 513,463 |  |  | $ | (132,484 | ) |  | $ | 380,979 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Aggregate amortization expense, including amortization classified as a rent expense, for intangible assets for the periods shown is expected to be as follows:
Year Ending December 31, |  | Total |  | Amount Reflected as Rent Expense |  | Amount Reflected as Amortization Expense
(in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | $ | 21,094 |  |  | $ | 991 |  |  | $ | 20,103 |
2020 |  | 18,193 |  |  | 965 |  |  | 17,228 |
2021 |  | 15,477 |  |  | 953 |  |  | 14,524 |
2022 |  | 14,015 |  |  | 935 |  |  | 13,080 |
2023 |  | 13,794 |  |  | 924 |  |  | 12,870 |
thereafter |  | 61,816 |  |  | 9,056 |  |  | 52,760 |
Total |  | $ | 144,389 |  |  | $ | 13,824 |  |  | $ | 130,565 |
Affiliate contract expansion will be further reduced by approximately $157.2 million for waived management fees as such are received from Sprint. Aggregate amortization of the unfavorable lease liability in the Wireless segment, to be classified as rent expense, is expected to be $5.1 million.

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