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2310301 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001584423 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1, 2015
$
841,522

Goodwill Impaired due to Wireless Restructuring (see Note 3)
(2,270
)
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation
(4,836
)
Balance as of December 31, 2015
834,416

Effect of Foreign Currency Translation
817

Balance as of December 31, 2016
$
835,233

  
Schedule of Intangible Asset Balances
The following table presents intangible asset balances as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Estimated
Useful Lives
Definite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer contracts
$
965,179

 
$
(539,910
)
 
$
425,269

 
$
962,842

 
$
(430,803
)
 
$
532,039

 
10 years
2GIG 2.0 technology
17,000

 
(10,479
)
 
6,521

 
17,000

 
(7,064
)
 
9,936

 
8 years
Other technology
7,067

 
(4,984
)
 
2,083

 
7,067

 
(3,438
)
 
3,629

 
5 - 7 years
Space Monkey technology
7,100

 
(2,268
)
 
4,832

 
7,100

 
(761
)
 
6,339

 
6 years
Patents
8,724

 
(3,913
)
 
4,811

 
7,524

 
(2,094
)
 
5,430

 
5 years
Non-compete agreements
1,200

 
(1,200
)
 
—

 
1,200

 
(800
)
 
400

 
2 - 3 years
Total definite-lived intangible assets:
1,006,270

 
(562,754
)
 
443,516

 
1,002,733

 
(444,960
)
 
557,773

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spectrum licenses
31,253

 
—

 
31,253

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
IP addresses
564

 
—

 
564

 
564

 
—

 
564

 
 
Domain names
59

 
—

 
59

 
58

 
—

 
58

 
 
Total Indefinite-lived intangible assets
31,876

 
—

 
31,876

 
622

 
—

 
622

 
 
Total intangible assets, net
$
1,038,146

 
$
(562,754
)
 
$
475,392

 
$
1,003,355


$
(444,960
)
 
$
558,395

 
 
  
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets Excluding Patents Currently in Process
Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets, excluding approximately $0.3 million in patents currently in process, is as follows as of December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
 
2017
$
101,296

2018
89,736

2019
78,082

2020
67,288

2021
58,288

Thereafter
48,548

Total estimated amortization expense
$
443,238