Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill

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Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Our annual impairment assessment of our two reporting units is performed as of the fourth quarter of each year, and an assessment is performed at other times if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, states that an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. ASC 350 also states that a reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount is not required to perform a qualitative assessment. Our Sirius XM reporting unit, which has an allocated goodwill balance of $2,290, had a negative carrying amount as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, there were no indicators of impairment, and no impairment losses were recorded for goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.  As of December 31, 2019, the cumulative balance of goodwill impairments recorded was $4,766, which was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2008 and is included in the carrying value of the goodwill allocated to our Sirius XM reporting unit.
As a result of the Pandora Acquisition, we recorded additional goodwill of $1,553 during the year ended December 31, 2019 at our Pandora reporting unit. The goodwill of the acquired company is not deductible for tax purposes. Refer to Note 3 for information on this acquisition.

Refer to the table below for our goodwill activity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
Sirius XM
 
Pandora
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
2,287

 
$

 
$
2,287

Acquisition
3

 

 
3

Balance at December 31, 2018
2,290

 

 
2,290

Acquisition

 
1,553

 
1,553

Balance at December 31, 2019
$
2,290

 
$
1,553

 
$
3,843