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Capitalized Content Development Costs | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Capitalized Content Development Costs |
Capitalized Content Development Costs | 5. Capitalized Content Development Costs Capitalized content development costs consisted of the following as of:
|  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
|  | (in thousands) |
Capitalized content development costs |  | $ | 24,796 |  | $ | (10,931 | ) | $ | 13,865 |  | $ | 16,835 |  | $ | (7,379 | ) | $ | 9,456 |
Capitalized content development costs in process |  |  | 4,256 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,256 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,699 |
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Total |  | $ | 29,052 |  | $ | (10,931 | ) | $ | 18,121 |  | $ | 20,534 |  | $ | (7,379 | ) | $ | 13,155 |
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The Company recorded amortization expense related to capitalized content development costs of $4.5 million, $3.2 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company performed an impairment assessment in the fourth quarter of 2013 and determined that certain capitalized content development costs were not recoverable, and recorded an impairment charge of $0.8 million in that period. As of December 31, 2015, the estimated future amortization expense for capitalized content development costs is as follows (in thousands):
2016 |  | $ | 4,245 |
2017 |  |  | 3,650 |
2018 |  |  | 3,136 |
2019 |  |  | 2,166 |
2020 |  |  | 668 |
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Total |  | $ | 13,865 |
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