Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
NOTE 8.               BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

The Company made five acquisitions during the three month period ended March 31, 2017, and 34 acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively, as disclosed on various press releases and related Form 8-Ks.

 

The preliminary values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at the date of acquisition, as adjusted during the valuation period, are included in the reconciliation of the total consideration as follows (in thousands):

 

    March 31,  
    2017  
Accounts receivable   $ 136  
Materials and supplies     78  
Equipment and property     185  
Customer contracts     3,291  
Other intangible assets     9  
Current liabilities     (700 )
Other assets and liabilities, net     21  
Total cash purchase price   $ 3,020  

 

Goodwill from acquisitions represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. The carrying amount of goodwill was $257.6 million and $255.7 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Goodwill generally changes due to the timing of acquisitions, finalization of allocation of purchase prices of previous acquisitions and foreign currency translations. The carrying amount of goodwill in foreign countries was $44.6 million at March 31, 2017 and $42.7 million at December 31, 2016.

 

The Company completed its most recent annual impairment analyses as of September 30, 2016. Based upon the results of these analyses, the Company has concluded that no impairment of its goodwill or other intangible assets was indicated.

 

The carrying amount of customer contracts was $115.3 million and $117.5 million, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and the carrying amount of other intangible assets was $43.8 million and $44.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The carrying amount of customer contracts in foreign countries was $30.9 million and $29.7 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively and the carrying amount of other intangible assets in foreign countries was $3.8 million at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

Customer contracts and other amortizable intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their economic useful lives. The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

  

    Carrying     Useful Life  
Intangible Asset   Value     in Years  
Customer contracts   $ 115,262        3 - 12.5  
Trademarks and tradenames     32,607        0 - 20  
Non-compete agreements     4,383        3 - 20  
Patents     2,950       15  
Other assets     1,617       10  
Internet domains     2,227        n/a  
Total customer contracts and other intangible assets   $ 159,046