Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
There were no accumulated impairments of goodwill as of December 31, 2016. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
EGM
 
Table Products
 
Interactive
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
77,617

 
$

 
$

 
$
77,617

Acquisition - Cadillac Jack
171,497

 

 

 
171,497

Acquisition - AGSi

 

 
4,855

 
4,855

Acquisition - Intellectual Property

 
2,600

 

 
2,600

Foreign currency adjustments
(2,282
)
 

 

 
(2,282
)
Other
(409
)
 

 
(27
)
 
(436
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
246,423

 
2,600

 
4,828

 
253,851

Foreign currency adjustments
(3,627
)
 

 

 
(3,627
)
Purchase accounting adjustment

 
800

 

 
800

Balance at December 31, 2016
$
242,796

 
$
3,400

 
$
4,828

 
$
251,024

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Useful Life (years)
 
Gross
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Value
Indefinite lived trade names
Indefinite
 
$
12,126

 
$

 
$
12,126

 
$
12,126

 
$

 
$
12,126

Trade and brand names
7
 
13,600

 
(4,671
)
 
8,929

 
13,600

 
(1,721
)
 
11,879

Customer relationships
7
 
165,078

 
(49,528
)
 
115,550

 
170,927

 
(26,676
)
 
144,251

Contract rights under development and placement fees
1 - 7
 
16,488

 
(5,235
)
 
11,253

 
16,311

 
(548
)
 
15,763

Gaming software and technology platforms
1 - 7
 
123,596

 
(49,014
)
 
74,582

 
116,930

 
(23,735
)
 
93,195

Intellectual property
10 - 12
 
12,780

 
(2,343
)
 
10,437

 
14,030

 
(888
)
 
13,142

 
 
 
$
343,668

 
$
(110,791
)
 
$
232,877

 
$
343,924

 
$
(53,568
)
 
$
290,356

 
Schedule of estimated amortization expense on software development
The estimated amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets as well as the accretion of contract rights under development and placement fees, for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
 
Amortization Expense
Placement Fee Accretion
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
2017
$
50,153

$
4,564

2018
48,626

3,794

2019
42,064

2,609

2020
25,951

57

2021
7,655

39

Thereafter
35,050

189

Total
$
209,499

$
11,252