GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of changes to goodwill

The changes to goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014
Balance at January 1, 2014	$	570,960
Foreign currency translation	(5,898		)
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	565,062

Summary of amortizable other intangible assets (finite-lived)

Below is a summary of amortizable other intangible assets (in thousands):

	March 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period (in years)	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period (in years)
Permits	$	156,502	$	51,644	$	104,858	20.8	$	157,327	$	50,858	$	106,469	19.6
Customer and supplier relationships	374,593		59,142		315,451		11.7	377,899		52,814		325,085		12.1
Other intangible assets	29,137		16,395		12,742		2.9	29,299		15,518		13,781		3.3
Total amortizable permits and other intangible assets	560,232		127,181		433,051		11.9	564,525		119,190		445,335		12.2
Trademarks and trade names	124,160		—		124,160		Indefinite	124,638		—		124,638		Indefinite
Total permits and other intangible assets	$	684,392	$	127,181	$	557,211		$	689,163	$	119,190	$	569,973

Summary of amortizable other intangible assets (indefinite-lived)

Below is a summary of amortizable other intangible assets (in thousands):

	March 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period (in years)	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period (in years)
Permits	$	156,502	$	51,644	$	104,858	20.8	$	157,327	$	50,858	$	106,469	19.6
Customer and supplier relationships	374,593		59,142		315,451		11.7	377,899		52,814		325,085		12.1
Other intangible assets	29,137		16,395		12,742		2.9	29,299		15,518		13,781		3.3
Total amortizable permits and other intangible assets	560,232		127,181		433,051		11.9	564,525		119,190		445,335		12.2
Trademarks and trade names	124,160		—		124,160		Indefinite	124,638		—		124,638		Indefinite
Total permits and other intangible assets	$	684,392	$	127,181	$	557,211		$	689,163	$	119,190	$	569,973

Schedule of expected amortization for the net carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets

Below is the expected future amortization of the net carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets at March 31, 2014 (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,	Expected Amortization
2014 (nine months)	$	26,555
2015	35,149
2016	34,362
2017	32,448
2018	29,732
Thereafter	274,805
	$	433,051