INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

The Company's intangible assets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands): 

	March 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	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	$	582,301	$	(170,319	)	$	411,982	$	581,742	$	(160,499	)	$	421,243	10 - 20 years	16 years
Technology	93,709		(32,926		)	60,783		93,322		(29,271		)	64,051		2 - 5 years	5 years
Patents	1,623		(1,490		)	133		1,623		(1,478		)	145		15 years	15 years
Internet domain names	46,243		(13,968		)	32,275		45,799		(12,112		)	33,687		2 - 20 years	8 years
Trade names	548,417		(55,287		)	493,130		548,243		(47,388		)	500,855		5 - 20 years	19 years
Other	141		(137		)	4		141		(137		)	4		3 - 10 years	3 years
Total intangible assets	$	1,272,434	$	(274,127	)	$	998,307	$	1,270,870	$	(250,885	)	$	1,019,985

Annual estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2014, the next five years and thereafter

The amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2014, the annual expense for the next five years, and the expense thereafter is expected to be as follows (in thousands): 

2014	$	68,139
2015	87,821
2016	84,596
2017	80,466
2018	64,456
2019	55,597
Thereafter	557,232
	$	998,307

Goodwill

The change in goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2014 consists of the following (in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,767,912
Acquisitions	1,885
Currency translation adjustments	1,751
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,771,548