GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):



	NAST			Global Forwarding			Robinson Fresh			All Other and Corporate			Total
December 31, 2016 balance	$	907,230		$	159,050		$	139,558		$	26,958		$	1,232,796
Acquisitions	3,673			24,918			—			—			28,591
Foreign currency translation	10,583			1,905			1,627			314			14,429
December 31, 2017 balance	921,486			185,873			141,185			27,272			1,275,816
Acquisitions	(40		)	33			—			—			(7		)
Foreign currency translation	(11,038		)	(3,877		)	(1,653		)	(319		)	(16,887		)
December 31, 2018 balance	$	910,408		$	182,029		$	139,532		$	26,953		$	1,258,922

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):



	2018							2017
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Finite-lived intangibles
Customer relationships	$	254,293	$	(156,006	)	$	98,287	$	263,093	$	(122,103	)	$	140,990
Non-competition agreements	300		(240		)	60		300		(180		)	120
Total finite-lived intangibles	254,593		(156,246		)	98,347		263,393		(122,283		)	141,110
Indefinite-lived intangibles
Trademarks	10,475		—			10,475		10,475		—			10,475
Total intangibles	$	265,068	$	(156,246	)	$	108,822	$	273,868	$	(122,283	)	$	151,585

Schedule of Amortization Expense

Amortization expense for other intangible assets was (in thousands):



2018	$	36,886
2017	36,273
2016	27,053

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Finite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of December 31, 2018, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):



	NAST		Global Forwarding		Robinson Fresh		All Other and Corporate		Total
2019	$	7,800	$	28,413	$	—	$	—	$	36,213
2020	240		25,710		—		—		25,950
2021	240		12,188		—		—		12,428
2022	240		12,188		—		—		12,428
2023	240		9,595		—		—		9,835
Thereafter	219		1,274		—		—		1,493
Total									$	98,347