(5) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

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As presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, tradenames is the other significant indefinite lived intangible asset, $2,698 million of which related to the QxH segment.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

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Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:

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The weighted average life of these amortizable intangible assets was approximately 9 years at the time of acquisition.  However, amortization is expected to match the usage of the related asset and will be on an accelerated basis as demonstrated in table below.

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Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $323 million, $352 million and $363 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2022, Qurate Retail expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

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Impairments

During the third quarter of 2022, as a result of financial performance of certain subsidiary businesses, macroeconomic conditions including inflation and higher interest rates and a decline in the Company’s stock price, the Company initiated a process to evaluate those subsidiaries’ current business models and long-term business strategies.  It was determined during the third quarter of 2022 that an indication of impairment existed for the QxH and Zulily reporting units related to their tradenames and goodwill. With the assistance of a third party specialist, the fair value of the tradenames was determined using the relief from royalty method, primarily using a discounted cash flow model using QxH’s and Zulily’s projections of future operating performance (income approach) and applying a royalty rate (market approach) (Level 3), and impairments in the amounts of $180 million and $140 million for QxH (related to the tradename associated with the HSN brand) and Zulily, respectively, were recorded during the third quarter of 2022, in the impairment of intangible assets line item in the consolidated statements of operations. With the assistance of a third party specialist, the fair value of the QxH and Zulily reporting units was determined using a discounted cash flow method (Level 3), and goodwill impairments in the amounts of $2,535 million and $226 million for QxH and Zulily, respectively, were recorded during the third quarter of 2022, in the impairment of intangible assets line item in the consolidated statements of operations.

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Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2021, Zulily’s business deteriorated significantly. The same process discussed above was followed and as a result, an impairment of the tradename and goodwill for the amounts of $130 million and $233 million, respectively, were recorded in the impairment of intangible assets and long lived assets line item in the consolidated statements of operations.

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After the triggering event and impairment loss recorded during the third quarter of 2022, the Company performed a qualitative goodwill impairment analysis during its annual impairment assessment in the fourth quarter of 2022 and no further impairment was identified. Based on the impairment losses recorded during the year, the estimated fair values of the HSN and Zulily tradenames and the QxH and Zulily reporting units do not significantly exceed their carrying values as of December 31, 2022.

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As of December 31, 2022 the Company had accumulated goodwill impairment losses of $899 million attributed to the Zulily reporting unit and goodwill impairment losses of $2,535 million attributed to the QxH reporting unit.