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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill

 

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 Retail      
 Services E-Commerce Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2012$ 352,439 $ 210,282 $ 562,721
Acquisitions and purchase price adjustments  31,719   90   31,809
Effect of foreign currency translation  4,807   -   4,807
Balance as of September 30, 2012$ 388,965 $ 210,372 $ 599,337
         
Balance as of January 1, 2011$ 333,042 $ 210,282 $ 543,324
Effect of foreign currency translation  (5,155)   -   (5,155)
Balance as of September 30, 2011$ 327,887 $ 210,282 $ 538,169
         

Acquired Intangible Assets

 

Acquired intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 and as of December 31, 2011, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 As of September 30, As of December 31,
  2012  2011 2011
    Accumulated       Accumulated       Accumulated   
 Cost  Amortization Net  Cost  Amortization Net  Cost  Amortization Net
Non-competition agreements$ 22,434 $ (17,609) $ 4,825 $ 18,828 $ (13,006) $ 5,822 $ 21,364 $ (13,537) $ 7,827
Customer relationships  34,133   (19,445)   14,688   19,804   (16,616)   3,188   26,607   (17,297)   9,310
Lead provider relationships  2,489   (2,489)   -   2,489   (2,489)   -   2,489   (2,489)   -
Trademarks  354   (237)   117   211   (198)   13   211   (199)   12
Other  586   (340)   246   496   (288)   208   576   (300)   276
Total$ 59,996 $ (40,120) $ 19,876 $ 41,828 $ (32,597) $ 9,231 $ 51,247 $ (33,822) $ 17,425

Non-competition agreements are amortized over the applicable terms of the contract. Customer and lead provider relationships are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over three to ten years, based on the period over which economic benefits are provided. Trademarks are amortized generally over three years on a straight-line basis.

Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

 

       As of September 30, 2012 and 2011 and as of December 31, 2011, licenses of $9.7 million obtained in conjunction with acquisitions were not amortized. As of September 30, 2012 and 2011 and as of December 31, 2011, trademarks of $5.3 million, $7.8 million and $7.7 million, respectively, obtained in conjunction with acquisitions were not amortized. Costs to renew licenses with indefinite lives are recorded in “Operations and administration expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.