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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the two years ended December 31, 2021 are as follows:
 Enterprise
Software
Appraisal
 and Tax
NICTotal
Balance as of 12/31/2019$825,949 $14,168 $— $840,117 
Purchase price adjustments related to CHT acquisition(1,689)— — (1,689)
Balance as of 12/31/2020824,260 14,168 — 838,428 
Goodwill acquired related to the purchase of NIC— — 1,446,868 1,446,868 
Goodwill acquired related to the purchase of VendEngine54,456 — — 54,456 
Goodwill acquired related to other acquisitions19,922 — — 19,922 
Balance as of 12/31/2021$898,638 $14,168 $1,446,868 $2,359,674 
Other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consists of the following at December 31:
 20212020
Gross carrying amount of other intangibles:  
Customer related intangibles$949,844 $322,619 
Acquired software433,800 262,286 
Trade names45,353 22,905 
Leases acquired5,037 5,037 
 1,434,034 612,847 
Accumulated amortization(381,541)(290,779)
Total other intangibles, net$1,052,493 $322,068 
Amortization expense for acquired software is recorded to cost of revenues. Amortization expense for customer relationships and trade names are recorded to selling, general and administrative expenses. Amortization expense related to acquired leases is recorded as a reduction to hardware and other revenue. Total amortization expense for other intangibles was $90.8 million in 2021, $53.9 million in 2020, and $52.5 million in 2019. 
The amortization periods of other intangible assets is summarized in the following table:
 December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
 Gross
Carrying
Amount
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
Accumulated AmortizationGross
Carrying
Amount
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
Accumulated Amortization
Non-amortizable intangibles:      
Goodwill$2,359,674 — $— $838,428 — $— 
Amortizable intangibles:      
Customer related intangibles$949,844 21 years$157,077 $322,619 16 years$116,609 
Acquired software433,800 7 years208,451 262,286 7 years162,378 
Trade names45,353 10 years13,064 22,905 11 years9,366 
Leases acquired5,037 9 years2,949 5,037 9 years2,426 
Estimated annual amortization expense related to other intangibles included in the table below:
2022$105,244 
202387,249 
202486,699 
202586,016 
202678,165 
Thereafter609,120 
$1,052,493