Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets-Net

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets-Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets-Net

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

 

Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. There were no additions to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

Intangible assets include customer contracts and relationships and covenants not-to-compete acquired in connection with acquisitions, as well as software purchase and development costs and trademarks acquired. Amortization expense was approximately $1.4 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period is three years.

 

As of March 31, 2017, future amortization expense scheduled to be expensed is as follows:

 

Years ending        
December 31          
2017 (nine months)     $ 2,288,366  
2018       1,504,691  
2019       763,298  
2020       13,418  
Total     $ 4,569,773