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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]  
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying value of Goodwill are as follows (in thousands):

 

UFC (1)

 

 

WWE (3)

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

Total

 

Balance — December 31, 2022

 

$

2,602,639

 

 

$

 

 

 

745,590

 

 

 

39,780

 

 

$

3,388,009

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

5,063,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,063,774

 

Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,544

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,544

)

Foreign currency translation and other

 

 

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

161

 

Balance — December 31, 2023 (2)

 

 

2,602,639

 

 

 

5,063,846

 

 

 

738,135

 

 

 

39,780

 

 

 

8,444,400

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

(707

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(707

)

Foreign exchange

 

 

 

 

 

(1,559

)

 

 

(141

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,700

)

Balance — December 31, 2024 (2)

 

$

2,602,639

 

 

$

5,061,580

 

 

$

737,994

 

 

$

39,780

 

 

$

8,441,993

 

(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):

 

Gross Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Carrying Value

 

Amortized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and trade names

 

$

3,011,169

 

 

$

(489,148

)

 

$

2,522,021

 

Customer relationships

 

 

1,630,070

 

 

 

(792,389

)

 

 

837,681

 

Internally developed technology

 

 

9,505

 

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 

3,505

 

Other (1)

 

 

156,493

 

 

 

(70,366

)

 

 

86,127

 

 

$

4,807,237

 

 

$

(1,357,903

)

 

$

3,449,334

 

Indefinite-lived:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and trade names

 

$

181,649

 

 

$

 

 

$

181,649

 

Owned events

 

 

18,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,920

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

5,007,806

 

 

$

(1,357,903

)

 

$

3,649,903

 

(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):

 

 

Gross Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Carrying Value

 

Amortized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and trade names

 

$

3,010,938

 

 

$

(356,194

)

 

$

2,654,744

 

Customer relationships

 

 

1,630,962

 

 

 

(623,878

)

 

 

1,007,084

 

Internally developed technology

 

 

9,505

 

 

 

(4,852

)

 

 

4,653

 

Other (1)

 

 

153,280

 

 

 

(32,328

)

 

 

120,952

 

 

$

4,804,685

 

 

$

(1,017,252

)

 

$

3,787,433

 

Indefinite-lived:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trademarks and trade names

 

$

182,979

 

 

$

 

 

$

182,979

 

Owned events

 

 

19,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,218

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

5,006,882

 

 

$

(1,017,252

)

 

$

3,989,630

 

 

(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):

 

Total

 

2025

 

$

279,261

 

2026

 

 

267,586

 

2027

 

 

232,874

 

2028

 

 

214,904

 

2029

 

 

214,034

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,240,675

 

Total remaining amortization

 

$

3,449,334

 

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.