Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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



(in thousands)	Education			Television Broadcasting		Healthcare		Other Businesses			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
Goodwill	$	1,171,812		$	190,815	$	69,409	$	233,825		$	1,665,861
Accumulated impairment losses	(350,850		)	—		—		(15,301		)	(366,151		)
	820,962			190,815		69,409		218,524			1,299,710
Acquisitions	963			—		—		—			963
Dispositions	(11,191		)	—		—		—			(11,191		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	12,002			—		—		—			12,002
Balance as of March 31, 2018
Goodwill	1,153,887			190,815		69,409		233,825			1,647,936
Accumulated impairment losses	(331,151		)	—		—		(15,301		)	(346,452		)
	$	822,736		$	190,815	$	69,409	$	218,524		$	1,301,484

Other intangible assets consist of the following:



		As of March 31, 2018						As of December 31, 2017
(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	2–10 years (1)	$	261,022	$	91,658	$	169,364	$	260,464	$	83,690	$	176,774
Trade names and trademarks	2–10 years	50,858		26,917		23,941		50,286		25,596		24,690
Network affiliation agreements	10 years	17,400		2,103		15,297		17,400		1,668		15,732
Databases and technology	3–6 years	21,988		5,929		16,059		19,563		5,008		14,555
Noncompete agreements	2–5 years	1,105		580		525		930		467		463
Other	1–8 years	13,430		7,942		5,488		13,430		7,668		5,762
		$	365,803	$	135,129	$	230,674	$	362,073	$	124,097	$	237,976
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Trade names and trademarks		$	84,966					$	82,745
FCC licenses		18,800						18,800
Licensure and accreditation		150						650
		$	103,916					$	102,195

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(1)	As of December 31, 2017, the student and customer relationships’ minimum useful life was 1 year.

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



(in thousands)	Kaplan International		Higher Education			Test Preparation			Professional (U.S.)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
Goodwill	$	615,861	$	389,853		$	166,098		$	—		$	1,171,812
Accumulated impairment losses	—		(248,591		)	(102,259		)	—			(350,850		)
	615,861		141,262			63,839			—			820,962
Reallocation, net (Note 16)	—		(66,791		)	—			66,791			—
Acquisitions	26		—			937			—			963
Dispositions	—		(11,191		)	—			—			(11,191		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	12,047		(40		)	—			(5		)	12,002
Balance as of March 31, 2018
Goodwill	627,934		174,564			167,035			184,354			1,153,887
Accumulated impairment losses	—		(111,324		)	(102,259		)	(117,568		)	(331,151		)
	$	627,934	$	63,240		$	64,776		$	66,786		$	822,736