INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

The Company's intangible assets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands): 

	September 30, 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	$	813,292	$	(180,535	)	$	632,757	$	581,742	$	(160,499	)	$	421,243	10 - 20 years	16 years
Technology	107,706		(39,606		)	68,100		93,322		(29,271		)	64,051		1 - 5 years	5 years
Patents	1,623		(1,513		)	110		1,623		(1,478		)	145		15 years	15 years
Internet domain names	43,170		(16,086		)	27,084		45,799		(12,112		)	33,687		2 - 20 years	8 years
Trade names	1,525,972		(78,813		)	1,447,159		548,243		(47,388		)	500,855		5 - 20 years	20 years
Other	141		(137		)	4		141		(137		)	4		3 - 10 years	3 years
Total intangible assets	$	2,491,904	$	(316,690	)	$	2,175,214	$	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	$	39,464
2015	154,542
2016	151,316
2017	147,477
2018	132,055
2019	122,102
Thereafter	1,428,258
	$	2,175,214

Goodwill

The change in goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 consists of the following (in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,767,912
Acquisitions	1,733,134
Currency translation adjustments	(17,902		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	3,483,144