Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Other Intangible Assets subject to amortization include the following at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (amounts in thousands):
 
2014
 
2013
Software license fees
$
52,683

 
41,804

Rights to use
48,283

 
55,407

Customer relationships
3,226

 
3,036

Right-of-way
783

 
783

 
104,975

 
101,030

Less accumulated amortization
38,960

 
29,595

Net other intangible assets
$
66,015

 
71,435

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Changes in Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
Goodwill
Other Intangible Assets
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
77,294

16,560

Goodwill addition from AWN acquisition - Wireless Segment
140,080


Goodwill addition from Denali Media acquisitions - Wireline Segment
1,667


Asset additions

61,919

Less amortization expense

7,044

Balance at December 31, 2013
219,041

71,435

AWN purchase price adjustment - Wireless Segment
8,866

(7,298
)
Goodwill addition from acquisitions - Wireline Segment
1,653


Asset additions

11,593

Less amortization expense

9,715

Balance at December 31, 2014
$
229,560

66,015

Schedule of Amortization Expense
Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 follow (amounts in thousands):
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Amortization expense
$
9,715

 
7,044

 
5,227

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is estimated to be (amounts in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,
 
2015
$
9,261

2016
$
7,468

2017
$
5,227

2018
$
3,730

2019
$
2,890