GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

NOTE 8.GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Changes in goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015 consisted of the following:

$s in thousands	December 31, 2014 (1)		Foreign Currency Translation			March 31, 2015
Goodwill:
Environmental Services	$	154,855	$	(1,619	)	$	153,236
Field & Industrial Services	66,424		—			66,424
Total goodwill	$	221,279	$	(1,619	)	$	219,660

(1) Balances have been revised to reflect purchase accounting measurement period adjustments related to the acquisition of EQ as disclosed in Note 2. Business Combination.

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

$s in thousands	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Amortizing intangible assets:
Permits, licenses and lease	$	111,604		$	113,693
Customer relationships	102,783			103,086
Technology - formulae and processes	7,164			7,844
Customer backlog	4,600			4,600
Tradename	5,482			5,481
Developed software	3,718			3,745
Non-compete agreements	920			920
Internet domain and website	869			869
Database	660			667
Total amortizing intangible assets	237,800			240,905
Accumulated amortization	(14,987		)	(12,135		)

Nonamortizing intangible assets:
Permits and licenses	49,750			49,750
Tradename	133			147
Total intangible assets, net	$	272,696		$	278,667

At March 31, 2015, the net carrying amounts of goodwill and amortizing intangible assets include preliminary estimates of $201.3 million and $252.9 million, respectively, as a result of our acquisition of EQ.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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