Live Nation Entertainment Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

LONG-LIVED ASSETS

LONG-LIVED ASSETS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

LONG-LIVED ASSETS

NOTE 2-LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Definite-lived Intangible Assets

The Company has definite-lived intangible assets which are amortized over the shorter of either the respective lives of the agreements or the period of time the assets are expected to contribute to the Company's future cash flows. The amortization is recognized on either a straight-line or units of production basis. The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of definite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	Balance as of December 31, 2010			Acquisitions			Divestitures			Amortization Expense			Foreign Currency and Other			Balance as of June 30, 2011
	(in thousands)
Revenue-generating contracts:
Gross carrying amount	$	482,588		$	34,919		$	(263	)	$	-		$	24,898		$	542,142
Accumulated amortization		(112,575	)		-			263			(29,392	)		(1,874	)		(143,578	)
Net		370,013			34,919			-			(29,392	)		23,024			398,564
Non-compete agreements:
Gross carrying amount		175,740			(5,178	)		(100	)		-			361			170,823
Accumulated amortization		(68,833	)		-			61			(13,333	)		961			(81,144	)
Net		106,907			(5,178	)		(39	)		(13,333	)		1,322			89,679
Venue management and leaseholds:
Gross carrying amount		115,225			3,828			-			-			437			119,490
Accumulated amortization		(30,878	)		-			-			(5,550	)		1,044			(35,384	)
Net		84,347			3,828			-			(5,550	)		1,481			84,106
Trademarks and naming rights:
Gross carrying amount		23,998			91			-			-			489			24,578
Accumulated amortization		(9,522	)		-			-			(4,131	)		(263	)		(13,916	)
Net		14,476			91			-			(4,131	)		226			10,662
Client/vendor relationships:
Gross carrying amount		365,344			(10,174	)		(4,299	)		-			(16,509	)		334,362
Accumulated amortization		(30,314	)		-			361			(19,317	)		1,347			(47,923	)
Net		335,030			(10,174	)		(3,938	)		(19,317	)		(15,162	)		286,439
Technology:
Gross carrying amount		95,102			768			-			-			1,557			97,427
Accumulated amortization		(11,797	)		-			-			(9,519	)		(395	)		(21,711	)
Net		83,305			768			-			(9,519	)		1,162			75,716
Other:
Gross carrying amount		6,429			12			-			-			28			6,469
Accumulated amortization		(3,239	)		-			-			(730	)		(11	)		(3,980	)
Net		3,190			12			-			(730	)		17			2,489
Total:
Gross carrying amount		1,264,426			24,266			(4,662	)		-			11,261			1,295,291
Accumulated amortization		(267,158	)		-			685			(81,972	)		809			(347,636	)
Net	$	997,268		$	24,266		$	(3,977	)	$	(81,972	)	$	12,070		$	947,655

During 2011, the Company recorded definite-lived intangible assets totaling $24.3 million, primarily related to revenue-generating contracts. Additions primarily related to the January 2011 acquisition of TGLP, a primary ticketing business in the Washington D.C. metro area and the April 2011 acquisition of Serviticket, a Spanish ticketing company.

The 2011 additions to definite-lived intangible assets have weighted average lives as follows:

	Weighted Average Life (years)

Revenue-generating contracts	9
Non-compete agreements	2
Venue management and leaseholds	6
Trademarks and naming rights	5
Technology	10
Other	1
Combined	9

During 2011, the Company recorded a divestiture of $4.4 million relating to the sale of an artist management company.

Amortization expense from definite-lived intangible assets for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $41.0 million and $31.0 million, respectively, and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $82.0 million and $61.5 million, respectively. The increase in amortization expense is primarily driven by the additional definite-lived intangible assets obtained in the Merger, the acquisition of the remaining 49% interest in, and control of, LN-Haymon in April 2010 and the acquisitions of Ticketnet and Serviticket.

For the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded amortization expense related to nonrecoupable ticketing contract advances of $6.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, recorded $13.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively.

As acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future and the valuation of intangible assets for recent acquisitions are completed, amortization expense may vary.

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company's segments for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

	Concerts			Ticketing		Artist Nation			eCommerce		Sponsorship		Other			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010:
Goodwill	$	375,487		$	557,856	$	267,992		$	214,927	$	80,056	$	13,037		$	1,509,355
Accumulated impairment
losses		(269,902	)		-		-			-		-		(13,037	)		(282,939	)
Net		105,585			557,856		267,992			214,927		80,056		-			1,226,416

Acquisitions - current year		-			10,715		-			-		-		-			10,715
Acquisitions - prior year		2			3,612		(7,592	)		-		-		-			(3,978	)
Dispositions		-			-		(147	)		-		-		-			(147	)
Foreign currency		11,202			4,654		-			-		11,897		-			27,753
Balance as of June 30, 2011:
Goodwill		386,691			576,837		260,253			214,927		91,953		13,037			1,543,698
Accumulated impairment
losses		(269,902	)		-		-			-		-		(13,037	)		(282,939	)
Net	$	116,789		$	576,837	$	260,253		$	214,927	$	91,953	$	-		$	1,260,759

Included in the current year acquisitions above is $10.7 million related to the acquisition of Serviticket.

Included in the prior year acquisitions above are reductions primarily due to a tax valuation adjustment relating to the Merger offset by an addition of $3.6 million related to Ticketnet.

The Company is in the process of finalizing its acquisition accounting for recent acquisitions which could result in a change to the associated purchase price allocations, including goodwill.

Long-lived Asset Disposals

In January 2011, the Company sold its 50% controlling interest in an artist management company. In May 2011, the Company completed the sale of the Selma amphitheater in San Antonio. In connection with the Merger, the Company reached an agreement with the DOJ that Ticketmaster would divest its Paciolan ticketing business and, in March 2010, the Company completed this sale to Comcast.

The table below summarizes the asset and liability values at the time of disposal and the resulting loss or gain recorded.

Divested Asset	Segment	Gain (Loss) on Sale			Current Assets			Noncurrent Assets		Current Liabilities		Noncurrent Liabilities
		(in thousands)
2011 Divestitures
Selma amphitheather	Concerts	$	809		$	-		$	3,194	$	-	$	-
Artist management company	Artist Nation	$	(1,241	)	$	(70	)	$	4,140	$	128	$	-
2010 Divestitures
Paciolan	Ticketing	$	(5,218	)	$	8,357		$	33,492	$	7,595	$	6,364

Certain agreements relating to disposals of businesses provide for future contingent consideration based on the financial performance of the businesses sold. The Company will record additional amounts related to such contingent consideration, with a corresponding adjustment to gain (loss) on sale of operating assets, if and when it is determinable that the applicable financial performance targets will be met. The aggregate of these contingent considerations, if performance targets are met, would not significantly impact the results of operations of the Company. The last contingency period for which the Company has an outstanding contingent consideration is for the year ended December 31, 2013.

- 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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