INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

The Company's intangible assets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands): 

	September 30, 2013							December 31, 2012
	Gross  Carrying  Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net  Carrying  Amount		Gross  Carrying  Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net  Carrying  Amount		Amortization Period	Weighted  Average  Useful Life
Supply and distribution agreements	$	576,478	$	(148,233	)	$	428,245	$	269,523	$	(122,940	)	$	146,583	10 - 20 years	16 years
Technology	96,790		(29,088		)	67,702		23,329		(23,250		)	79		3 - 5 years	5 years
Patents	1,638		(1,481		)	157		1,638		(1,446		)	192		15 years	15 years
Customer lists	—		—			—		20,500		(20,500		)	—		0 years	0 years
Internet domain names	44,611		(10,074		)	34,537		39,559		(3,817		)	35,742		2 - 20 years	8 years
Trade names	550,256		(42,038		)	508,218		53,817		(28,305		)	25,512		5 - 20 years	19 years
Other	326		(322		)	4		326		(321		)	5		3 - 10 years	4 years
Total intangible assets	$	1,270,099	$	(231,236	)	$	1,038,863	$	408,692	$	(200,579	)	$	208,113

Annual estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter

The amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2013, the annual expense for the next five years, and the expense thereafter is expected to be as follows (in thousands): 

2013	$	22,457
2014	89,820
2015	86,869
2016	83,864
2017	79,857
2018	63,977
Thereafter	612,019
	$	1,038,863

Goodwill

The change in goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 consists of the following (in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2012	$	522,672
Acquisitions	1,234,480
Currency translation adjustments	4,042
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	1,761,194