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DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS (Block) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure Abstract |
Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure Text Block | 6. DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS Deferred charges and other assets increased primarily due to the M erger, which included additions to advertiser relationships, debt issuance costs, and favorable leasehold premiums. Refer to Note 3, Business Combinations, for additional information. Deferred charges and other assets consist of the following:
| Deferred Charges And Other Assets |  |
| December 31, |  |
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  |
|  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  | Period Of
| Asset |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Asset |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortization
| (amounts in thousands) |  |
Deferred contracts | $ | 1,588 |  | $ | 1,341 |  | $ | 247 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 1,491 |  | $ | 297 |  | Term of contract
Leasehold premium |  | 17,028 |  |  | 431 |  |  | 16,597 |  |  | 448 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 279 |  | Term of contract
Advertiser lists and customer relationships |  | 29,126 |  |  | 1,390 |  |  | 27,736 |  |  | 832 |  |  | 825 |  |  | 7 |  | 5 years
Other definite-lived assets |  | 6,916 |  |  | 4,996 |  |  | 1,920 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 10 |  | Term of contract
Total definite-lived intangibles |  | 54,658 |  |  | 8,158 |  |  | 46,500 |  |  | 3,097 |  |  | 2,504 |  |  | 593 |  |
Debt issuance costs |  | 2,487 |  |  | 1,880 |  |  | 607 |  |  | 1,810 |  |  | 741 |  |  | 1,069 |  | Term of debt
Prepaid assets - long-term |  | 5,239 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,239 |  |  | 6,361 |  |  | - |  |  | 6,361 |  |
Software costs and other |  | 9,720 |  |  | 4,109 |  |  | 5,611 |  |  | 7,033 |  |  | 5,051 |  |  | 1,982 |  |
| $ | 72,104 |  | $ | 14,147 |  | $ | 57,957 |  | $ | 18,301 |  | $ | 8,296 |  | $ | 10,005 |  |
The following table presents the various categories of amortization expense, including deferred financing expense which is reflected as interest expense:
|  | Amortization Expense
|  | Deferred Charges And Other Assets
|  | For The Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Definite-lived assets |  | $ | 1,240 |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 150
Deferred financing expense |  |  | 2,333 |  |  | 2,585 |  |  | 2,863
Software costs |  |  | 1,091 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 850
Total |  | $ | 4,664 |  | $ | 3,689 |  | $ | 3,863
The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense, for each of the five succeeding years for: (1) deferred charges and other assets; and (2) definite-lived assets:
|  | Future Amortization Expense
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Definite-Lived
|  | Total |  | Other |  | Assets
Years ending December 31, |  | (amounts in thousands)
2018 |  | $ | 14,960 |  | $ | 2,104 |  | $ | 12,856
2019 |  |  | 9,127 |  |  | 1,757 |  |  | 7,370
2020 |  |  | 7,570 |  |  | 1,172 |  |  | 6,398
2021 |  |  | 6,413 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 6,288
2022 |  |  | 6,026 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 5,912
Thereafter |  |  | 7,676 |  |  | - |  |  | 7,676
Total |  | $ | 51,772 |  | $ | 5,272 |  | $ | 46,500

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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