GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):



	NAST			Global Forwarding			Robinson Fresh			All Other and Corporate			Total
December 31, 2014 balance	$	607,156		$	106,443		$	93,398		$	18,041		$	825,038
Acquisitions	211,369			37,056			32,515			6,280			287,220
Translation	(2,886		)	(506		)	(444		)	(85		)	(3,921		)
December 31, 2015 balance	815,639			142,993			125,469			24,236			1,108,337
Acquisitions	97,727			17,133			15,033			2,904			132,797
Translation	(6,136		)	(1,076		)	(944		)	(182		)	(8,338		)
December 31, 2016 balance	$	907,230		$	159,050		$	139,558		$	26,958		$	1,232,796

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):



	2016							2015
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Finite-lived intangibles
Customer relationships	$	244,036	$	(87,199	)	$	156,837	$	170,472	$	(61,050	)	$	109,422
Non-competition agreements	500		(287		)	213		550		(227		)	323
Vendor lists	—		—			—		150		(128		)	22
Total finite-lived intangibles	244,536		(87,486		)	157,050		171,172		(61,405		)	109,767
Indefinite-lived intangibles
Trademarks	10,475		—			10,475		10,475		—			10,475
Total intangibles	$	255,011	$	(87,486	)	$	167,525	$	181,647	$	(61,405	)	$	120,242

Schedule of Amortization Expense

Amortization expense for other intangible assets was (in thousands):



2016	$	27,053
2015	24,373
2014	18,748

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of December 31, 2016, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):



	NAST		Global Forwarding		Robinson Fresh		All Other and Corporate		Total
2017	$	7,560	$	26,873	$	—	$	490	$	34,923
2018	7,560		26,840		—		—		34,400
2019	7,560		26,840		—		—		34,400
2020	—		24,136		—		—		24,136
2021	—		10,615		—		—		10,615
Thereafter	—		18,576		—		—		18,576
Total									$	157,050