RESTRUCTURING, ACQUISITION, INTEGRATION, AND OTHER EXPENSE, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring, Acquisition, Integration, and Other Expense, Net

RESTRUCTURING, ACQUISITION, INTEGRATION, AND OTHER EXPENSE, NET

Restructuring, acquisition, integration and other expenses include costs associated with restructuring, acquisition and integration initiatives such as employee severance costs, certain legal and professional fees, training costs, redundant wage costs, impacts recorded from the change in contingent consideration obligations, and other costs related to contract terminations and closed branches/offices.

Restructuring, acquisition, integration, and other expenses, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016			2015
Restructuring and other expense	$	12,134	$	10,334		$	22,635
Acquisition and integration expenses	528		10,122			1,740
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	—		(4,597		)	30
Total restructuring, acquisition, integration, and other expenses, net	12,662		15,859			24,405