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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes to goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows (in thousands):



	2011			2010
Balance at January 1	$	60,252		$	56,085
Acquired from acquisitions	65,049			5,393
Decrease from adjustments related to the acquisitions during the measurement period	—			(2,454		)
Foreign currency translation	(2,909		)	1,228
Balance at December 31	$	122,392		$	60,252

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

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



	December 31, 2011							December 31, 2010
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)
Permits	$	106,939	$	45,629	$	61,310	17.9	$	103,493	$	42,430	$	61,063	15.9
Customer relationships	83,721		17,650		66,071		7.9	58,322		10,418		47,904		8.0
Other intangible assets	21,528		9,265		12,263		5.3	13,218		7,785		5,433		3.5
	$	212,188	$	72,544	$	139,644	10.0	$	175,033	$	60,633	$	114,400	9.7

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

The total amounts assigned and the weighted average amortization period by major intangible asset classes as it relates to these acquisitions as of December 31, 2011, were as follows:



	Peak Total Amount Assigned		Peak Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	Other Acquisitions Total Amount Assigned		Other Acquisitions Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)
Customer relationships	$	9,503	6.4	$	16,697	14.7
Other intangibles	3,154		8.4	2,979		6.4
	$	12,657	6.8	$	19,676	13.4

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

Below is the expected amortization for the net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets at December 31, 2011 (in thousands):



Years Ending December 31,	Expected Amortization
2012	$	14,124
2013	13,502
2014	12,729
2015	12,093
2016	11,277
Thereafter	73,553
	$	137,278

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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