Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill

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Goodwill
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill
Goodwill
    
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows (in thousands):
 
Former Aviation Connectivity Segment
 
Former Maritime & Land Connectivity Segment
 
Media & Content
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross carrying amount
$
98,037

 
$
210,380

 
$
83,419

 
$
391,836

Accumulated impairment loss

 
(64,000
)
 

 
(64,000
)
Balance at December 31, 2016, net
98,037

 
146,380

 
83,419

 
327,836

Impairment loss

 
(78,000
)
 

 
(78,000
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 
27

 
27

Balance as of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross carrying amount
98,037

 
210,380

 
83,446

 
391,863

Accumulated impairment loss

 
(142,000
)
 

 
(142,000
)
Balance at March 31, 2017, net
$
98,037

 
$
68,380

 
$
83,446

 
$
249,863



As of March 31, 2017, we assessed our goodwill for impairment and identified a triggering event due to a significant decline in the market capitalization of the Company. Accordingly, the Company assessed the fair value of its three reporting units as of March 31, 2017 and as a result the Company recorded an additional goodwill impairment charge of $78.0 million related to its Maritime & Land Connectivity reporting unit. This additional impairment was primarily due to lower than expected financial results of the reporting unit during the three months ended March 31, 2017 due to delays in new maritime installations, slower than originally estimated execution of EMC Acquisition-related synergies and other events that occurred in the first quarter of 2017. The Company determined that there was a higher degree of uncertainty in achieving its financial projections for this unit and as such, increased its discount rate, which reduced the fair value of the unit. As of March 31, 2017 our Maritime & Land reporting unit, which is now included in our Connectivity segment, had negative carrying amounts of assets. As of March 31, 2017, remaining goodwill allocated to this reporting unit was $68.4 million.