3.2 Goodwill
The goodwill recorded by the Company corresponds to the acquisitions of Cofesur S.A., La Preferida de Olavarría S.A. (company merged with Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A. as of January 1, 2015) and Recycomb S.A.U., for acquisitions prior to IFRS adoption.
Goodwill, in accordance with the applicable standard at the time of recognition, corresponds to the amount of the transferred consideration, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquire and, where applicable, the fair value of the equity interest previously held in the acquire (if any), in excess of the net acquisition cost on the date of acquisition of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment. For purposes of conducting the impairment test, goodwill is assigned to each of the Group’s cash generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the relevant combination. The cash generating units to which goodwill is assigned are subject to annual, or more frequent, impairment tests, when there are indicators of impairment. If the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is lower than the unit’s book amount, the impairment loss is firstly applied to reducing the carrying amount of goodwill assigned to the unit, and is then applied proportionately to the unit’s other assets. The carrying amount of each asset in the reporting unit is used as basis. The impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in any subsequent period.
Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognized directly in profit or loss.
On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.
The Company has not recognized any impairment loss in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The Group’s policy for goodwill arising on the acquisition of an associate is described at note 3.3.1 below.