Paychex, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

Note I — Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization

The Company had goodwill balances on its Consolidated Balance Sheets of $657.1 million as of May 31, 2016, and $561.5 million as of May 31, 2015. The increase of $95.6 million in goodwill since May 31, 2015 was the result of the acquisition of substantially all of the net assets of Advance Partners by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in December 2015.

The Company has certain intangible assets with finite lives. The components of intangible assets, at cost, consisted of the following:



	May 31,
In millions	2016		2015
Client lists	$	289.2	$	244.6
Other intangible assets		5.4		3.2
Total intangible assets, gross		294.6		247.8
Less: Accumulated amortization		225.1		215.4
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	$	69.5	$	32.4

During fiscal 2016, the Company acquired intangible assets with weighted-average amortization periods as follows: customer lists —9.7 years; other intangible assets —5.0 years; and total —9.5 years. Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $15.9 million, $14.5 million, and $15.9 million for fiscal years 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years relating to intangible asset balances is as follows:


In millions	Estimated amortization
Year ending May 31,	expense
2017	$	17.7
2018		14.1
2019		11.1
2020		8.5
2021		6.5

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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