Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:



(in thousands)	Education			Television Broadcasting		Other Businesses			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016
Goodwill	$	1,111,003		$	168,345	$	202,141		$	1,481,489
Accumulated impairment losses	(350,850		)	—		(7,685		)	(358,535		)
	760,153			168,345		194,456			1,122,954
Acquisitions	18,986			24,256		100,191			143,433
Impairment	—			—		(7,616		)	(7,616		)
Dispositions	—			—		(412		)	(412		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	40,867			—		—			40,867
Balance as of September 30, 2017
Goodwill	1,170,856			192,601		301,920			1,665,377
Accumulated impairment losses	(350,850		)	—		(15,301		)	(366,151		)
	$	820,006		$	192,601	$	286,619		$	1,299,226

Other intangible assets consist of the following:



		As of September 30, 2017						As of December 31, 2016
(in thousands)	Useful Life Range	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
Student and customer relationships	1–10 years (1)	$	224,872	$	74,304	$	150,568	$	129,616	$	55,863	$	73,753
Trade names and trademarks	2–10 years	58,917		33,143		25,774		55,240		29,670		25,570
Network affiliation agreements	15 years	42,600		2,067		40,533		—		—		—
Databases and technology	3–6 years (1)	19,583		4,173		15,410		5,601		4,368		1,233
Noncompete agreements	2–5 years	2,080		1,549		531		1,730		1,404		326
Other	1–8 years	13,430		7,094		6,336		12,030		4,973		7,057
		$	361,482	$	122,330	$	239,152	$	204,217	$	96,278	$	107,939
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Trade names and trademarks		$	82,651					$	65,192
FCC licenses		26,600						—
Licensure and accreditation		650						834
		$	109,901					$	66,026

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(1)	As of December 31, 2016, the student and customer relationships’ minimum useful life was 2 years and the databases and technology’s maximum useful life was 5 years.

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill at the Company’s education division were as follows:



(in thousands)	Higher Education			Test Preparation			Kaplan International		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016
Goodwill	$	389,720		$	166,098		$	555,185	$	1,111,003
Accumulated impairment losses	(248,591		)	(102,259		)	—		(350,850		)
	141,129			63,839			555,185		760,153
Acquisitions	—			—			18,986		18,986
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	154			—			40,713		40,867
Balance as of September 30, 2017
Goodwill	389,874			166,098			614,884		1,170,856
Accumulated impairment losses	(248,591		)	(102,259		)	—		(350,850		)
	$	141,283		$	63,839		$	614,884	$	820,006