Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company’s goodwill is attributable to reporting units included in its portfolio purchasing and recovery segment. The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill balance, as follows (in thousands):



	2018			2017
Balance, Balance at beginning of period:	$	928,993		$	785,032
Goodwill acquired	—			79,372
Goodwill adjustment	(2,213		)	—
Goodwill eliminated in connection with divestiture	(13,347		)	—
Effect of foreign currency translation	(45,307		)	64,589
Balance at end of period:	$	868,126		$	928,993

Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets

The Company’s acquired intangible assets are summarized as follows (in thousands):



	As of December 31, 2018							As of December 31, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships	$	73,458	$	(17,025	)	$	56,433	$	73,875	$	(6,800	)	$	67,075
Developed technologies	7,461		(6,446		)	1,015		6,683		(5,411		)	1,272
Trade name and other	8,346		(5,213		)	3,133		14,413		(7,024		)	7,389
Total intangible assets	$	89,265	$	(28,684	)	$	60,581	$	94,971	$	(19,235	)	$	75,736

Weighted-Average Useful Lives of Intangible Assets

The weighted-average useful lives of intangible assets at the time of acquisition were as follows:




	Weighted-Average Useful Lives
Customer relationships	10
Developed technologies	6
Trade name and other	8

Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):



2019	$	8,501
2020	8,434
2021	8,110
2022	7,554
2023	7,293
Thereafter	20,689
Total	$	60,581