Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

13. GOODWILL

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment are as follows (in thousands):


	Sohu			Changyou			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Goodwill		69,379			180,543			249,922
Accumulated impairment losses		(32,246	)		(170,286	)		(202,532	)

	$	37,133		$	10,257		$	47,390

Transactions in 2020
Foreign currency translation adjustment		1,044			0			1,044

Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	38,177		$	10,257		$	48,434

Balance as of December 31, 2020
Goodwill		70,423			180,543			250,966
Accumulated impairment losses		(32,246	)		(170,286	)		(202,532	)

	$	38,177		$	10,257		$	48,434

Transactions in 2021
Foreign currency translation adjustment		377			0			377

Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	38,554		$	10,257		$	48,811

Balance as of December 31, 2021
Goodwill		70,800			180,543			251,343
Accumulated impairment losses		(32,246	)		(170,286	)		(202,532	)

	$	38,554		$	10,257		$	48,811

There was one reporting unit under the Sohu segment. After Changyou ceased operation of RaidCall and the cinema advertising business, the reporting units under the Changyou segment consisted of the Changyou online game business and the 17173.com Website. The Changyou online game business was the only reporting unit with goodwill under the Changyou segment.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Sohu Group tested goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Group performed impairment tests using the qualitative and quantitative methods.

For the Sohu segment, management determined that a quantitative assessment was most appropriate. Impairment tests were conducted by quantitatively comparing the fair values of the reporting units to their carrying amounts. The Sohu segment estimated the fair values using the income approach and market approach. The valuation approach considers a number of factors that include expected future cash flows, revenue growth rates, discount rates, and requires Sohu to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding future profitability of the business. The market approach considers earnings multipliers based on market data of comparable companies engaged in similar business. The fair value determined using the income approach is compared with comparable market data and reconciled, as necessary. For the Changyou segment, management performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying amount.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, for the Sohu segment and Changyou segment, management concluded that the fair values of the reporting units exceeded their carrying values, indicating that the goodwill of the reporting units was not impaired.