GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:



	Merchant Services		Other		Total
Balance at September 30, 2017 (net of accumulated impairment losses of $11,458 and $0, respectively)	$	49,173	$	9,344	$	58,517
Goodwill attributable to the acquisitions of SDCR, Inc., CS, LLC and EMS, Inc.	20,368		1,281		21,649
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	69,541	$	10,625	$	80,166

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of June 30, 2018:



	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Carrying Value		Amortization Life and Method
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Merchant relationships	$	92,691	$	(32,365	)	$	60,326	15 years – accelerated or straight-line
Non-compete agreements	1,865		(413		)	1,452		2 to 3 years – straight-line
Website development costs	18		(13		)	5		3 years – straight-line
Trade names	3,717		(1,610		)	2,107		2 to 5 years – straight-line
Residual buyouts	1,684		(531		)	1,153		2 years – straight-line
Referral agreements	800		(116		)	684		5 years – straight-line
Total finite-lived intangible assets	100,775		(35,048		)	65,727

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks	32		—			32
Total identifiable intangible assets	$	100,807	$	(35,048	)	$	65,759

Amortization expense for intangible assets amounted to $2,376 and $7,007 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, and $1,800 and $5,665 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.

Based on gross carrying amounts at June 30, 2018, our estimate of future amortization expense for intangible assets are presented in the table below.



2018 (three months remaining)	$	2,301
2019	8,361
2020	6,724
2021	5,904
2022	5,565
Thereafter	36,872
	$	65,727