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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Components of Intangible Assets Included in Wholesale Segment | The Company’s intangible assets, all of which are included in the U.S. Wholesale and International segments, consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Goodwill |  | $ | 18,101 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,101 |  |  | $ | 5,085 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,085 |
Indefinite -lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 7,616 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,616 |  |  |  | 18,364 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,364 |
Finite -lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licenses |  |  | 15,847 |  |  |  | (8,007 | ) |  |  | 7,840 |  |  |  | 15,847 |  |  |  | (7,551 | ) |  |  | 8,296 |
Trade names |  |  | 29,768 |  |  |  | (4,568 | ) |  |  | 25,200 |  |  |  | 10,056 |  |  |  | (2,677 | ) |  |  | 7,379 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 50,823 |  |  |  | (6,754 | ) |  |  | 44,069 |  |  |  | 18,406 |  |  |  | (2,736 | ) |  |  | 15,670 |
Other |  |  | 1,202 |  |  |  | (431 | ) |  |  | 771 |  |  |  | 584 |  |  |  | (229 | ) |  |  | 355 |
Total |  | $ | 123,357 |  |  | $ | (19,760 | ) |  | $ | 103,597 |  |  | $ | 68,342 |  |  | $ | (13,193 | ) |  | $ | 55,149 |
Summary of Activities Relating to Intangible Assets | A summary of the activities related to the Company’s intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2014 consists of the following (in thousands):
|  | Intangible Assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Total Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 44,264 |  |  | $ | 2,673 |  |  | $ | 46,937 |
Acquisition of trade names |  |  | 3,940 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,940 |
Acquisition of customer relationships |  |  | 7,240 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,240 |
Goodwill from F&F acquisition |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,412 |  |  |  | 2,412 |
Impairment of Elements® trade name |  |  | (1,069 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,069 | )
Amortization |  |  | (1,618 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,618 | )
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2012 |  |  | 52,757 |  |  |  | 5,085 |  |  |  | 57,842 |
Amortization |  |  | (2,693 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,693 | )
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2013 |  |  | 50,064 |  |  |  | 5,085 |  |  |  | 55,149 |
Acquisition of trade names |  |  | 12,348 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12,348 |
Acquisition of customer relationships |  |  | 32,417 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,417 |
Acquisition of other intangible assets |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 618 |
Goodwill from Kitchen Craft acquisition |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,016 |  |  |  | 13,016 |
Impairment of trade names |  |  | (3,384 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,384 | )
Amortization |  |  | (6,567 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,567 | )
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 85,496 |  |  | $ | 18,101 |  |  | $ | 103,597 |
Weighted Average Amortization Periods for Finite Lived Intangible Assets | The weighted-average amortization periods for the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:
|  | Years |
Trade names |  |  | 14 |
Licenses |  |  | 33 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 13 |
Other |  |  | 11 |
Estimated Amortization Expense | Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
Year ending December 31, |  |  |
2015 |  | $ | 7,004 |
2016 |  |  | 6,996 |
2017 |  |  | 6,708 |
2018 |  |  | 6,708 |
2019 |  |  | 6,708 |

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