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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The carrying amount of goodwill was approximately $526.9 million and $472.4 million, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Sonic allocated approximately $60.0 million of goodwill to the current year acquisition, reduced goodwill by approximately $4.6 million for the disposition of a dealership and impaired approximately $0.9 million of goodwill in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to the closure of two stand-alone pre-owned stores that were purchased in 2016. The carrying amount of goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of approximately $797.6 million and $796.7 million, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The carrying amount of franchise assets was approximately $73.5 million and $74.9 million, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Sonic reduced franchise assets by approximately $1.4 million for the disposition of a dealership in the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

 

At December 31, 2016, Sonic had approximately $5.3 million of definite life intangibles related to favorable lease agreements. After the effect of amortization of the definite life intangibles, the balance recorded at September 30, 2017 was approximately $4.9 million. Both franchise assets and favorable lease agreement assets are included in other intangible assets, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.