Liberty Broadband Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(7) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of TruePosition goodwill is as follows (amounts in thousands):


Balance at January 1, 2013	$	20,669
Other		—
Balance at December 31, 2013		20,669
Acquisitions (1)		24,931
Impairments (2)		(18,434)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	27,166

(1)

As discussed in note 2, TruePosition acquired Skyhook on February 14, 2014.

(2)

As discussed in note 2, as a result to the loss of one of Skyhook’s significant customers in November 2014, the Company performed a Step 2 impairment test to determine the fair value of Skyhook. The fair value of Skyhook, including the related intangibles and goodwill, was determined using Skyhook’s projections of future operating performance and applying a combination of market multiples (market approach) and discounted cash flow (income approach) calculations (Level 3). As of December 31, 2014 accumulated goodwill impairment losses for TruePosition was $18.4 million.

Goodwill, attributable to the Company’s acquisitions of TruePosition and Skyhook, primarily relates to assembled workforces, non-contractual relationships and other intangibles that do not qualify for separate recognition. The Company does not have any other significant indefinite lived intangible assets.

Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following (amounts in thousands):


	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated	Net Carrying	Gross Carrying		Accumulated	Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization	Amount	Amount		Amortization	Amount
Acquired patents	$	8,822	(5,801)	3,021		3,110	(3,085)	25
Trademarks		2,788	(788)	2,000		—	—	—
Capitalized software		10,991	(10,597)	394		10,694	(10,290)	404
Customer relationships		10,212	(2,712)	7,500		—	—	—
	$	32,813	(19,898)	12,915		13,804	(13,375)	429

TruePosition’s patents are amortized straight-line over three years. TruePosition's capitalized software intangible assets are amortized straight-line over three to five years. TruePosition's customer relationships and tradename are amortized straight-line over five years. Amortization expense was $6.5 million, $1.4 million and $2.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years related to intangible assets with definite lives as of December 31, 2014 is as follows (amounts in thousands):


2015	$	3,265
2016		3,170
2017		3,063
2018		3,035
2019		382
Total	$	12,915

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The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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