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Long-Lived Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]  
LONG-LIVED ASSETS

8. LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, were as follows (in thousands):

 

         

January 1, 2012 balance

  $ 220,013  

Ascade acquisition

    9,331  

Adjustments related to prior year acquisitions

    (44

Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates

    4,503  
   

 

 

 

September 30, 2012 balance

  $ 233,803  
   

 

 

 

 

Other Intangible Assets. Our intangible assets subject to ongoing amortization consist primarily of client contracts and software. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the carrying values of these assets were as follows (in thousands):

 

                                                 
    September 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  
    Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
    Gross
Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Client contracts

  $ 264,115     $ (178,338   $ 85,777     $ 257,628     $ (159,225   $ 98,403  

Software

    97,686       (65,959     31,727       86,487       (56,521     29,966  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 361,801     $ (244,297   $ 117,504     $ 344,115     $ (215,746   $ 128,369  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The total amortization expense related to intangible assets for the third quarters of 2012 and 2011 was $9.6 million for both periods, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $25.5 million and $29.3 million, respectively. Based on the September 30, 2012 net carrying value of our intangible assets, the estimated total amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years ending December 31 are: 2012 – $41.1 million; 2013– $31.2 million; 2014 – $23.2 million; 2015 – $14.0 million; and 2016 – $10.5 million.