Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill

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Goodwill
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill
Goodwill
    
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit were as follows (in thousands):

 
Aviation Connectivity
 
Maritime & Land Connectivity
 
Media & Content
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016, gross
$
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
)
Settlement received related to acquisition

 
(1,250
)
 

 
(1,250
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 
107

 
107

Balance as of September 30, 2017, net
$
98,037

 
$
67,130

 
$
83,526

 
$
248,693

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of September 30, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross carrying amount
$
98,037

 
$
209,130

 
$
83,526

 
$
390,693

Accumulated impairment loss

 
(142,000
)
 

 
(142,000
)
Balance at September 30, 2017, net
$
98,037

 
$
67,130

 
$
83,526

 
$
248,693



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. We did not record any further impairment of goodwill during the second or third quarters of 2017. As of September 30, 2017 our Maritime & Land reporting unit, which is included in our Connectivity segment, had negative carrying amounts of assets. As of September 30, 2017, remaining goodwill allocated to this reporting unit was $67.1 million.

On June 29, 2017, we received $1.3 million from the seller of the EMC business, relating to the working capital adjustment escrow in the EMC purchase agreement. The receipt was recorded as a purchase price accounting measurement period adjustment reducing the goodwill balance.