Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
As of October 31, 2017, cable certificates, wireless licenses, broadcast licenses and goodwill were tested for impairment and we determined that these intangible assets were not impaired at December 31, 2017.  The remaining useful lives of our cable certificates, wireless licenses, broadcast licenses and goodwill were evaluated as of October 31, 2017, and events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.  There are no indicators of impairment of our intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2017.

Other Intangible Assets subject to amortization include the following at December 31, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):
 
2017
2016
Software license fees
$
87,989

80,839

Rights to use
45,114

45,114

Customer relationships
4,221

1,530

Right-of-way
784

784

Trade name
252


 
138,360

128,267

Less accumulated amortization
62,663

53,823

Net other intangible assets
$
75,697

74,444



Changes in Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
Goodwill
Other Intangible Assets
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
239,263

69,290

Asset additions

17,601

Amortization expense

(12,447
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
239,263

74,444

Additions from acquisitions
3,001

2,943

Asset additions

11,546

Amortization expense

(13,164
)
Asset deletions

(72
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
242,264

75,697



Amortization expense for definite-life intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 follow (amounts in thousands):
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Amortization expense
$
13,164

 
12,447

 
10,442



Amortized intangible assets are definite-life assets, and as such, we record amortization expense based on a method that most appropriately reflects our expected cash flows from these assets. Intangible assets that have finite useful lives are amortized over their useful lives using the straight-line method with a weighted-average life of 12.8 years.

Amortization expense for definite-life intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is estimated to be (amounts in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,
 
2018
$
12,695

2019
$
10,234

2020
$
8,188

2021
$
5,855

2022
$
3,829