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Other Intangible Assets, Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Intangible Assets, Net
Other Intangible Assets, Net
The carrying amount of other intangible assets consisted of the following:
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Useful life in years
 
December 31, 2017
 
Gross
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Net carrying
amount
Customer relationships
8 - 14
 
$
344,175

 
$
(168,134
)
 
$
176,041

Trademark
2 - 15
 
41,594

 
(25,241
)
 
16,353

Software packages
3 -10
 
195,262

 
(136,907
)
 
58,355

Non-compete agreement
15
 
56,539

 
(27,327
)
 
29,212

Other intangible assets, net
 
 
$
637,570

 
$
(357,609
)
 
$
279,961

 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Useful life in years
 
December 31, 2016
 
Gross
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Net carrying
amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
8 - 14
 
$
334,455

 
$
(141,829
)
 
$
192,626

Trademark
10 - 15
 
39,950

 
(21,650
)
 
18,300

Software packages
3 -10
 
176,267

 
(121,055
)
 
55,212

Non-compete agreement
15
 
56,539

 
(23,558
)
 
32,981

Other intangible assets, net
 
 
$
607,211

 
$
(308,092
)
 
$
299,119


Amortization expense related to intangibles, including software packages, was $49.5 million, $45.4 million and $49.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Amortization expense related to software packages was $15.9 million, $14.3 million and $20.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The estimated amortization expenses of balances outstanding at December 31, 2017 for the next five years are as follows:
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
2018
$
46,204

2019
42,334

2020
37,180

2021
33,393

2022
31,823

During the third quarter of 2017, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $6.5 million through cost of revenues for a third party software solution that is no longer commercially viable. In connection with this exit activity, the Company accrued $5.3 million for ongoing contractual fees, also through cost of revenues and recognized maintenance expense of $1.0 million. Both the liability and the impairment charge affected the Company's Merchant Acquiring segment and Payment Services segments. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recognized an impairment loss related to a multi-year software development project that was impacted by delays caused by the hurricane and projected increased costs with a third party vendor, amounting to $5.0 million through cost of revenues and is in the Company's Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean segment. The fair value of the impaired assets was determined using discounted cash flow models.