GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 2:   GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the first nine months of 2011 was as follows (in thousands):

	E-discovery		Bankruptcy		Settlement Administration		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	79,826	$	182,116	$	32,847	$	294,789
Acquisition	69,076		—		—		69,076
Foreign currency translation	43		—		—		43
Balance as of September 30, 2011	$	148,945	$	182,116	$	32,847	$	363,908

Amortizing identifiable intangible assets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
	(in thousands)
Amortizing intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	93,633	$	46,297	$	63,902	$	32,007
Trade names	2,362		905		745		745
Non-compete agreements	32,209		27,256		30,838		25,587
Non-amortizing intangible assets:
Trade names	6,434		—		6,434		—
	$	134,638	$	74,458	$	101,919	$	58,339

Customer relationships, non-compete agreements and trade names carry a weighted average remaining life of seven years, six years and five years, respectively. Aggregate amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets was $6.1 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $16.1 million and $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held at September 30, 2011:

(in thousands) Year Ending December 31,
2011 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2011)	$	5,123
2012	18,047
2013	12,126
2014	7,074
2015	5,500
2016	2,706