Goodwill And Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract]

6.GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The Company tests goodwill for impairment as of October 1 each year, or more frequently as circumstances indicate it is necessary. Testing compares the estimated fair values of the reporting units to the reporting units’ carrying values. The reporting units with goodwill balances as of December 31, 2016 include CRA, CDR, CSA and CPL. The Company considers a variety of factors when estimating the fair value of its reporting units, including estimates about the future operating results of each reporting unit, multiples of earnings, various market analyses, and recent sales of comparable businesses, if such information is available to the Company. The Company makes a variety of estimates and judgments about the relevance and comparability of these factors to the reporting units in estimating their fair values. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, the fair value of each reporting unit is allocated to the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill and whether impairment is necessary. No impairment charges related to goodwill related to CRA, CDR, CSA or CPL have been recorded.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to CRA, CDR, CSA and CPL are as follows:



	Canada						Poland
Amounts in thousands	Century Resorts Alberta		Century Downs		Century Casino St. Albert		Casinos Poland		Total
Balance -- January 1, 2015	$	4,237	$	163	$	0	$	7,229	$	11,629
Effect of foreign currency translation		(686)		(26)		0		(744)		(1,456)
Balance – December 31, 2015	$	3,551	$	137	$	0	$	6,485	$	10,173
Purchase of Century Casino St. Albert		0		0		3,584		0		3,584
Effect of foreign currency translation		110		4		(83)		(401)		(370)
Balance -- December 31, 2016	$	3,661	$	141	$	3,501	$	6,084	$	13,387

Intangible Assets

Trademarks

The Company currently owns two trademarks, the Century Casinos trademark and the Casinos Poland trademark, which are reported as intangible assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the carrying amount of the trademarks are as follows:



Amounts in thousands	Century Casinos		Casinos Poland		Total
Balance -- January 1, 2015	$	108	$	1,723	$	1,831
Effect of foreign currency translation		0		(177)		(177)
Balance -- December 31, 2015	$	108	$	1,546	$	1,654
Effect of foreign currency translation		0		(96)		(96)
Balance -- December 31, 2016	$	108	$	1,450	$	1,558

The Company has determined both trademarks have indefinite useful lives and therefore the Company does not amortize trademarks. Rather, the Company tests its trademarks for impairment as of October 1 each year, or more frequently as circumstances indicate it is necessary. The Company tests trademarks for impairment using the relief-from-royalty method. If the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, the Company would recognize an impairment charge equal to the difference. No impairment charges related to the Company’s Century Casinos and Casinos Poland trademarks have been recorded.

Licenses

Casino licenses at December 31, 2016 and 2015 consist of the following:



	December 31,		December 31,
Amounts in thousands	2016		2015
Finite-lived
Casino licenses	$	2,029	$	1,833
Less: accumulated amortization		(1,362)		(1,103)
Total finite-lived casino licenses, net		667		730
Infinite-lived
Casino licenses		11,473		2,298
Total infinite-lived casino licenses		11,473		2,298
Casino licenses, net	$	12,140	$	3,028

Poland

Casinos Poland currently has seven casino licenses, each with an original term of six years, which are reported as finite-lived intangible assets and are amortized over their respective useful lives. Changes in the carrying amount of the Casinos Poland licenses are as follows:



Amounts in thousands		Casinos Poland
Balance -- January 1, 2015	$	1,284
Amortization		(421)
Effect of foreign currency translation		(133)
Balance – December 31, 2015	$	730
License renewal		339
Amortization		(368)
Effect of foreign currency translation		(34)
Balance -- December 31, 2016	$	667

As of December 31, 2016, estimated amortization expense for the CPL casino licenses over the next five years was as follows:



Amounts in thousands
2017	$	328
2018		134
2019		64
2020		52
2021		52
Thereafter		37
	$	667

These estimates do not reflect the impact of future foreign exchange rate changes or the continuation of the licenses following their expiration. The weighted average period before the next license expiration is 1.5 years. In Poland, gaming licenses are not renewable. Once a gaming license has expired, any gaming company can apply for the license. In July 2016, the casino license at the Katowice casino expired. The license was fully amortized at its expiration. In October 2016, the Company was informed that it would not be granted the available license in Katowice. The casino operations at the Katowice casino were moved to the Sosnowiec casino. The Company recognized a $0.2 million impairment charge in the second quarter of 2014 related to the Sosnowiec casino license.

Canada

The Company has three licenses that are infinite-lived intangible assets that are not amortized. Two licenses are used at CDR, one from the AGLC and one from HRA, and one license from the AGLC is used at CSA. No impairment charges related to the licenses have been recorded. Changes in the carrying amount of the licenses are as follows:



Amounts in thousands	Century Downs		Century Casino St. Albert
Balance -- January 1, 2015	$	2,742	$	0
Effect of foreign currency translation		(444)		0
Balance – December 31, 2015	$	2,298	$	0
Purchase of Century Casino St. Albert		0		9,318
Effect of foreign currency translation		71		(214)
Balance -- December 31, 2016	$	2,369	$	9,104

- 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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