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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The Company’s identifiable intangible assets are associated with its acquisitions of HGP in 2012 and NLEX in 2014, as shown in the table below (in thousands), and are amortized using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives of one to four years. The Company’s tradename that was acquired as part of the acquisition of NLEX in 2014 has an indefinite life and therefore is not amortized.
|  | Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying Value |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  | March 31, |
Amortized Intangible Assets |  | 2020 |  |  | Amortization |  |  | 2021 |
Customer Network (HGP) |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 54 |
Trade Name (HGP) |  |  | 513 |  |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | 481 |
Customer Relationships (NLEX) |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | 84 |
Total |  |  | 686 |  |  |  | (67 | ) |  |  | 619 |
Unamortized Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Name (NLEX) |  |  | 2,437 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,437 |
Total |  | $ | 3,123 |  |  | $ | (67 | ) |  | $ | 3,056 |
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense, Intangible Assets | As of March 31, 2021, the estimated amortization expense for the remainder of the current fiscal year and the next three fiscal years is shown below (in thousands):
Year |  | Amount |
2021 (remainder of year from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) |  | $ | 203 |
2022 |  |  | 159 |
2023 |  |  | 129 |
2024 |  |  | 128 |
Total |  | $ | 619 |
Schedule of Goodwill | The Company’s goodwill is related to its asset liquidation business and is comprised of goodwill from the acquisitions of HGP in 2012 and NLEX in 2014, as shown in the table below (in thousands). There were no additions to goodwill and no impairment losses to the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Acquisition |  | March 31, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
HGP |  | $ | 2,040 |  |  | $ | 2,040 |
NLEX |  |  | 3,545 |  |  |  | 3,545 |
Total goodwill |  | $ | 5,585 |  |  | $ | 5,585 |

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