BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of purchase price allocation

The preliminary values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at the date of acquisition, as adjusted during the valuation period, are included in the reconciliation of the total consideration as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,
	2016
Accounts receivable	$	764
Materials and supplies		95
Equipment and property		2,077
Customer contracts		21,203
Other intangible assets		375
Current liabilities		(2,149	)
Other assets and liabilities, net		(1,256	)
Total cash purchase price	$	21,109

Schedule of components of intangible assets

Customer contracts and other amortizable intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their economic useful lives. The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets as of March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Carrying		Useful Life
Intangible Asset	Value		in Years
Customer contracts	$	111,157	3 - 12.5
Trademarks and tradenames		32,764	0 - 20
Non-compete agreements		5,716	3 - 20
Patents		3,495	3 - 15
Other assets		2,184	10
Internet domains		2,227	n/a
Total customer contracts and other intangible assets	$	157,543