GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

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



	2014			2013
Balance, beginning of year	$	829,073		$	822,215
Acquisitions	—			5,331
Translation	(4,035		)	1,527
Balance, end of year	$	825,038		$	829,073

We complete an impairment test on goodwill annually. This impairment test did not result in any impairment losses. There is no aggregate goodwill impairment for any of the periods presented.

A summary of our other intangible assets, with finite lives, which include primarily customer relationships and non-competition agreements, as of December 31 is as follows (in thousands):



	2014			2013
Gross	$	133,372		$	148,917
Accumulated amortization	(36,917		)	(33,325		)
Net	$	96,455		$	115,592

Other intangible assets, with indefinite lives, as of December 31, is as follows (in thousands):



	2014		2013
Trademarks	$	1,875	$	1,875

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



2014	$	18,748
2013	20,128
2012	6,308

Intangible assets at December 31, 2014, will be amortized over the next seven years, and that expense is as follows (in thousands):



2015	$	16,939
2016	16,922
2017	16,623
2018	16,225
2019	16,225
Thereafter	13,521
Total	$	96,455

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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