Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

NOTE 5 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in goodwill during fiscal 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	Dollars in thousands
Balance at March 29, 2014	$	270,039
Fiscal 2015 acquisitions		79,316
Adjustments to fiscal 2014 purchase accounting		(267)
Balance at March 28, 2015		349,088
Fiscal 2016 acquisitions		46,247
Adjustments to fiscal 2015 purchase accounting		4,326
Other adjustments		471
Balance at March 26, 2016	$	400,132

In fiscal 2016, the other adjustments relate to an immaterial correction of an out of period error related to the lease liability for a fiscal 2013 acquisition.

The composition of other intangible assets is as follows:



	Year Ended Fiscal March
	2016				2015
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer lists	$	22,490	$	13,283	$	23,648	$	11,024
Favorable leases		18,418		5,996		15,074		4,925
Trade names		18,002		6,960		17,550		5,791
Franchise agreements		7,320		487		120		120
Other intangible assets		540		524		540		517
Total intangible assets	$	66,770	$	27,250	$	56,932	$	22,377

Monro’s intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. The weighted average useful lives of Monro’s intangible assets are approximately nine years for customer lists, 14 years for favorable leases, 14 years for trade names, 18 years for franchise agreements and five years for other intangible assets.

Amortization of intangible assets, excluding amortization of favorable leases included in rent expense, during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 totaled $3.8 million, $3.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

Estimated future amortization of intangible assets is as follows:



	Customer lists/
	Trade names/
	Franchise agreements/		Favorable
Year Ending Fiscal March	Other		Leases
	(Dollars in thousands)
2017	$	3,941	$	1,320
2018		3,796		1,285
2019		3,495		1,247
2020		2,579		1,204
2021		1,860		1,139

- 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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