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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill The changes in the carrying value of Goodwill are as follows (in thousands):
(1) Reflects goodwill resulting from the Company’s election to apply pushdown accounting to reflect EGH’s new basis of accounting in the UFC’s assets and liabilities, including goodwill, which occurred during 2016. (2) Net of accumulated impairment losses of $116.1 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. (3) Reflects goodwill resulting from the Transactions. See Note 4, Acquisition of WWE, for further information. There were no dispositions of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Intangible Assets, net The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
(1) Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2024 primarily consisted of talent roster, internally developed software and content library assets acquired through the business combination with WWE in September 2023. See Note 4, Acquisition of WWE, for further information.
The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
(1) Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2023 primarily consisted of talent roster, internally developed software and content library assets acquired through the business combination with WWE in September 2023. See Note 4, Acquisition of WWE, for further information. Amortization of intangible assets was $341.9 million, $168.7 million, and $105.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which is recognized within depreciation and amortization in the combined statements of operations. Estimated annual intangible amortization, including amortization of intangible assets acquired in the Transactions, for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Annual Impairment Assessments During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company completed its annual impairment review of goodwill and intangibles. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded total non-cash impairment charges of $7.5 million for goodwill and $14.0 million for trade names driven by lower projections. These impairment charges are included as impairment charges within the Company’s combined statements of operations. The Company’s fair value of goodwill was determined by Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.’s assessment based on discounted cash flows using an applicable discount rate for the reporting units containing the Acquired Businesses. Intangible assets were valued based on a relief from royalty method or an excess earnings method. The Company did not record any impairment charges related to such reviews during the years ended December 31, 2024, or 2022. |