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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands): 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
825,038

Acquisitions
274,364

Foreign currency translation
(2,135
)
Balance, March 31, 2015
$
1,097,267

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class
A summary of our other intangible assets, with finite lives, which include primarily customer relationships and non-competition agreements, is as follows (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Gross
$
171,172

 
$
133,372

Accumulated amortization
(43,106
)
 
(36,917
)
Net
$
128,066

 
$
96,455

Identifiable intangible assets and estimated useful lives are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Estimated Life (years)
 
 
Customer relationships
5
 
$
37,500

Noncompete agreements
5
 
300

Total identifiable intangible assets
 
 
$
37,800

Schedule of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class
Other intangible assets, with indefinite lives, are as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Trademarks
$
10,475

 
$
1,875

Schedule of Amortization Expense
Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Amortization expense
$
6,096

 
$
4,927

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
Intangible assets at March 31, 2015 will be amortized over the next seven years, and that expense is as follows (in thousands):
Remainder of 2015
$
18,288

2016
24,482

2017
24,205

2018
23,785

2019
23,785

Thereafter
13,521

Total
$
128,066