INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

The Company's intangible assets at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands): 

	September 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	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	$	822,559	$	(267,855	)	$	554,704	$	824,932	$	(227,994	)	$	596,938	10 - 20 years	16 years
Technology	113,278		(76,662		)	36,616		112,639		(61,404		)	51,235		1 - 5 years	5 years
Patents	1,623		(1,589		)	34		1,623		(1,562		)	61		15 years	15 years
Internet domain names	42,024		(25,401		)	16,623		40,352		(20,954		)	19,398		2 - 20 years	8 years
Trade names	1,669,250		(242,399		)	1,426,851		1,671,356		(183,101		)	1,488,255		4 - 20 years	20 years
Non-compete agreements	21,900		(16,515		)	5,385		22,847		(11,201		)	11,646		3 - 4 years	3 years
Other	—		—			—		135		(135		)	—
Total intangible assets	$	2,670,634	$	(630,421	)	$	2,040,213	$	2,673,884	$	(506,351	)	$	2,167,533

Annual estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2016, the next five years and thereafter

The amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of 2016, the annual expense for the next five years, and the expense thereafter is expected to be as follows (in thousands): 

2016	$	41,964
2017	160,768
2018	142,125
2019	131,788
2020	124,689
2021	119,710
Thereafter	1,319,169
	$	2,040,213

Goodwill

The change in goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 consists of the following (in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2015	$	3,375,000
Impairment	(940,700		)
Currency translation adjustments	(17,962		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	2,416,338