INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

The Company's intangible assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands): 

	March 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	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	$	819,293	$	(186,578	)	$	632,715	$	842,642	$	(188,441	)	$	654,201	10 - 20 years	16 years
Technology	109,091		(46,782		)	62,309		108,987		(43,746		)	65,241		1 - 5 years	5 years
Patents	1,623		(1,534		)	89		1,623		(1,524		)	99		15 years	15 years
Internet domain names	37,246		(16,498		)	20,748		41,652		(16,895		)	24,757		2 - 20 years	8 years
Trade names	1,671,026		(120,585		)	1,550,441		1,674,218		(100,850		)	1,573,368		5 - 20 years	20 years
Non-compete agreements	21,720		(5,678		)	16,042		21,000		(3,908		)	17,092		3 years	3 years
Other	141		(138		)	3		141		(138		)	3		3 - 10 years	3 years
Total intangible assets	$	2,660,140	$	(377,793	)	$	2,282,347	$	2,690,263	$	(355,502	)	$	2,334,761

Annual estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2015, the next five years and thereafter

The amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2015, the annual expense for the next five years, and the expense thereafter is expected to be as follows (in thousands): 

2015	$	126,037
2016	166,245
2017	159,042
2018	140,470
2019	130,596
2020	123,701
Thereafter	1,436,256
	$	2,282,347

Goodwill

The change in goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015 consists of the following (in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2014	$	3,326,474
Acquisitions	26,935
Currency translation adjustments	(25,625		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	3,327,784