Goodwill (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

GOODWILL

The following table presents changes in goodwill in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020
Goodwill at the beginning of the period	$	303,887	$	398,292
Net increase in goodwill related to acquisitions	99,344		14,210
Decrease in goodwill related to divestitures	(4,939)		(4,387)
Decrease in goodwill related to impairments	—		(13,632)
Goodwill at the end of the period	$	398,292	$	394,483

See Notes 1, 3 and 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein, for a discussion of the methodology used for our goodwill impairment test and a discussion of our acquisitions and divestitures, respectively.