GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill since January 1, 2016, by reportable segment and for the “Other” category (see Note 13 – Segment Reporting), were as follows:

In thousands
	Domestic and Canada RCS			International RCS			Other			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	2,842,711		$	632,491		$	282,975		$	3,758,177
Goodwill acquired during the year		41,517			8,381			2,871			52,769
Purchase accounting adjustments		(77,247	)		(78,894	)		(5,048	)		(161,189	)
Other changes		—			(7,486	)		—			(7,486	)
Changes due to foreign currency fluctuations		4,820			(56,071	)		—			(51,251	)
Balance as of December 31, 2016		2,811,801			498,421			280,798			3,591,020
Goodwill acquired during the period		11,782			2,706			4,619			19,107
Purchase accounting adjustments		(168	)		(76	)		28			(216	)
Other changes		—			20			—			20
Changes due to foreign currency fluctuations		1,278			11,584			—			12,862
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	2,824,693		$	512,655		$	285,445		$	3,622,793

Carrying Values of Other Intangible Assets

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the values of other intangible assets were as follows:

In thousands
	March 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Value
Amortizable intangibles:
Customer relationships	$	1,575,206	$	291,414	$	1,283,792	$	1,553,398	$	261,306	$	1,292,092
Covenants not-to-compete		9,360		6,517		2,843		9,491		6,371		3,120
Tradenames		5,760		1,469		4,291		5,708		1,365		4,343
Other		19,807		2,936		16,871		19,076		2,526		16,550
Indefinite lived intangibles:
Operating permits		231,938		—		231,938		229,396		—		229,396
Tradenames		317,474		—		317,474		316,472		—		316,472
Total	$	2,159,545	$	302,336	$	1,857,209	$	2,133,541	$	271,568	$	1,861,973

Changes in Carrying Amount of Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of intangible assets since January 1, 2016 were as follows:

In thousands
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	1,842,561
Intangible assets acquired during the year		35,564
Valuation adjustments for prior year acquisitions		168,979
Intangible write-offs due to disposition and assets held for sale		(15,961	)
Impairments during the year		(1,406	)
Intangible amortization during the year		(129,300	)
Changes due to foreign currency fluctuations		(38,464	)
Balance as of December 31, 2016		1,861,973
Intangible assets acquired during the period		11,515
Valuation adjustments for prior year acquisitions		2,124
Impairments during the period		(408	)
Intangible amortization during the period		(29,089	)
Changes due to foreign currency fluctuations		11,094
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	1,857,209

Estimated Amortization Expense

The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years, assuming no additional amortizable intangible assets, is as follows for the years ended December 31:

In thousands
2017	$	116,974
2018		117,115
2019		116,751
2020		116,014
2021		115,587