GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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, 2017 and 2016, are as follows (in thousands):

	Infusion Services
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	308,729
Acquisition of Home Solutions	57,218
Balance at December 31, 2016	365,947
Adjustments associated with the acquisition of Home Solutions	1,251
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	367,198

Summary of intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017							December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Finite Lived Assets
Infusion customer relationships	$	25,650	$	(25,650	)	$	—	$	25,650	$	(23,768	)	$	1,882
Managed care contracts	25,000		(8,403		)	16,597		24,700		(1,898		)	22,802
Licenses	5,400		(3,681		)	1,719		5,400		(906		)	4,494
Trade name	1,800		(1,181		)	619		1,800		(281		)	1,519
Non-compete agreements	1,700		(1,521		)	179		1,700		(1,354		)	346
	$	59,550	$	(40,436	)	$	19,114	$	59,250	$	(28,207	)	$	31,043

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
2018	$	8,644
2019	6,218
2020	4,252
2021	—
2022	—
Thereafter	—
Total estimated amortization expense	$	19,114