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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Intangible Assets 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 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 |
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, amortization expense, related to intangible assets was approximately $24.6 million, $27.5 million and $34.9 million, respectively. Affiliate contract expansion was amortized over the expected benefit period and was further reduced by the amount of waived management fees received from Sprint which were $37.8 million, $36.1 million and $24.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Since May 6, 2016, the date of the non-monetary exchange, waived management fees received from Sprint totaled $98.4 million. The gross carrying amount of certain intangibles was affected by the expansion of the Company's wireless service coverage area with Sprint. See Note 4, Acquisitions for additional information. 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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