GOODWILL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule Of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Americas(1)			EMEA(2)			Asia  Pacific(3)			Total
Net balance as of January 1, 2012	$	2,866,365		$	581,523		$	452,864		$	3,900,752
Acquisitions		5,616			—			—			5,616
Korea goodwill write-off		—			—			(85,642	)		(85,642	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1,950	)		12,090			(4,117	)		6,023
Net balance as of December 31, 2012	$	2,870,031		$	593,613		$	363,105		$	3,826,749
Acquisitions		934,135			1,567			1,921			937,623
Goodwill impairment charge		—			(63,555	)		—			(63,555	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1,832	)		15,231			(34,568	)		(21,169	)
Net balance as of December 31, 2013	$	3,802,334		$	546,856		$	330,458		$	4,679,648

⁽¹⁾  Gross goodwill balances for the Americas segment were $2.9 billion as of January 1, 2012 and $3.8 billion as of December 31, 2013.

⁽²⁾  Gross goodwill balances for the EMEA segment were $1.1 billion as of both January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. The EMEA segment includes accumulated impairment losses of $488 million as of January 1, 2012, and $551 million as of December 31, 2013.

⁽³⁾  Gross goodwill balances for the Asia Pacific (“APAC”) segment were $517 million as of January 1, 2012 and $480 million as of December 31, 2013. The APAC segment includes accumulated impairment losses of $64 million as of January 1, 2012 and $150 million as of December 31, 2013.