GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of changes in goodwill

Goodwill, and the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows (in thousands):

	Infusion Services
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	573,323
Impairment	(251,850		)
Disposition of PBM Services	(12,744		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	308,729
Acquisition of Home Solutions	57,218
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	365,947

Summary of intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Finite Lived Assets
Infusion customer relationships	$	25,650	$	(23,768	)	$	1,882	$	25,650	$	(20,789	)	$	4,861
Managed care contracts	24,700		(1,898		)	22,802		—		—			—
Licenses	5,400		(906		)	4,494		—		—			—
Trade name	1,800		(281		)	1,519		—		—			—
Non-compete agreements	1,700		(1,354		)	346		1,500		(1,233		)	267
	$	59,250	$	(28,207	)	$	31,043	$	27,150	$	(22,022	)	$	5,128

Finite lived intangible assets estimated useful lives

Finite lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

	Estimated Useful Life
Infusion customer relationships	5	months		-	4	years
Managed care contracts					4	years
Licenses					2	years
Trade name					2	years
Non-compete agreements		1	year	-	5	years

Estimated amortization expense

Amortization expense is expected to be the following (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,	Estimated Amortization
2017	$	11,925
2018	8,821
2019	6,121
2020	4,176
2021	—
Thereafter	—
Total estimated amortization expense	$	31,043