Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Lived Assets

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Long-Lived Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]  
Long-Lived Assets
6. LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment
 
As a result of COVID-19 and the related governmental preventative and protective actions to slow the spread of the virus, the travel industry is experiencing a sharp decline in travel demand. As a result, the Company closed its two owned hotels temporarily for April and May 2020. Due to the temporary closure of such hotels and the continued decrease in travel demand, the Company has evaluated the recoverability of its net property plant and equipment associated with its two owned hotels for impairment in both the first and second quarters of 2020 and believes that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of those assets are recoverable from future expected cash flows, on an undiscounted basis, from such assets.
Although the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the carrying values of its net property, plant and equipment for its two owned hotels are not impaired, the impact of COVID-19 and the ultimate duration remains highly uncertain. Should the current effects of COVID-19 persist for a prolonged duration, the Company's results of operations may continue to be negatively impacted and the property, plant and equipment associated with its owned hotels may be exposed to impairment.
Property, plant and equipment, net as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $294 million and $307 million, respectively.
Intangible assets

As a result of COVID-19 and the significant negative impact it has had on travel demand, the Company performed an impairment analysis on all its intangible assets. The Company evaluated the carrying value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets compared to their respective estimated fair values. The fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets is estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology. The Company also evaluated the recoverability of its amortizable intangible assets by comparing the respective carrying values of the assets to the future expected cash flows on an undiscounted basis, to be generated from such assets. The Company has determined through such analyses that certain of its trademarks, as well as, goodwill associated with its owned hotel reporting unit were impaired. Accordingly, the Company recorded impairment charges totaling $205 million in the second quarter of 2020 to reduce the carrying value of those assets to their estimated fair values. Such charges were reported within impairments, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Income and $191 million and $14 million were charged to the hotel franchising segment and the hotel management segment, respectively.

The following is the breakout of the intangible impairment charges for the three months ended June 30, 2020:
Intangible Asset
 
Book Value
 
Impairment Charges
 
Adjusted Fair Value
Owned hotel reporting unit goodwill
 
$
14

 
$
(14
)
 
$

La Quinta trademark
 
710

 
(155
)
 
555

Other trademarks (a)
 
103

 
(36
)
 
67

Total
 
$
827

 
$
(205
)
 
$
622

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(a)
Represents the impairments of three of the Company's trademarks.

Should the current effects of COVID-19 persist for a prolonged duration, the Company's results of operations may continue to be negatively impacted and its intangible assets within its hotel franchising and hotel management reporting units may be exposed to future impairments. To the extent estimated market-based valuation multiples and/or discounted cash flows are revised downward, the Company may be required to write-down all or a portion of its remaining goodwill, trademarks, franchise agreements and management contracts, which would adversely impact earnings.

Intangible assets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following:
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Impairment
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Impairment
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Goodwill
$
1,539

 
$
(14
)
 
$
1,525

 
$
1,539

 
$

 
$
1,539

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Unamortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks
 
 
 
 
$
1,202

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,393

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise agreements
$
895

 
$
473

 
$
422

 
$
895

 
$
460

 
$
435

Management agreements
136

 
27

 
109

 
137

 
23

 
114

Trademarks
2

 
1

 
1

 
3

 
1

 
2

Other
2

 
1

 
1

 
3

 
1

 
2

 
$
1,035

 
$
502

 
$
533

 
$
1,038

 
$
485

 
$
553