Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:



(in thousands)	Education			Television Broadcasting		Other Businesses			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Goodwill	$	1,006,096		$	168,345	$	202,814		$	1,377,255
Accumulated impairment losses	(350,850		)	—		(8,892		)	(359,742		)
	655,246			168,345		193,922			1,017,513
Measurement period adjustments	(2,781		)	—		(16,930		)	(19,711		)
Acquisitions	160,894			—		20,334			181,228
Dispositions	—			—		(2,800		)	(2,800		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	(25,784		)	—		—			(25,784		)
Balance as of September 30, 2016
Goodwill	1,138,425			168,345		200,608			1,507,378
Accumulated impairment losses	(350,850		)	—		(6,082		)	(356,932		)
	$	787,575		$	168,345	$	194,526		$	1,150,446

Other intangible assets consist of the following:



		As of September 30, 2016						As of December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	Useful Life Range	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
Student and customer relationships	2–10 years	$	130,264	$	51,902	$	78,362	$	108,806	$	40,280	$	68,526
Trade names and trademarks	2–10 years	55,705		27,929		27,776		53,848		23,941		29,907
Databases and technology	3–5 years	4,617		4,304		313		4,617		4,114		503
Noncompete agreements	2–5 years	1,731		1,273		458		1,381		1,012		369
Other	1–8 years (1)	12,031		4,304		7,727		10,095		2,209		7,886
		$	204,348	$	89,712	$	114,636	$	178,747	$	71,556	$	107,191
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Trade names and trademarks		$	67,946					$	21,051
Licensure and accreditation		834						834
		$	68,780					$	21,885

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(1)	The Company's other amortized intangible assets’ maximum useful life was 7 years as of December 31, 2015.

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill at the Company’s education division were as follows:



(in thousands)	Higher Education			Test Preparation			Kaplan International			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Goodwill	$	392,457		$	166,098		$	447,541		$	1,006,096
Accumulated impairment losses	(248,591		)	(102,259		)	—			(350,850		)
	143,866			63,839			447,541			655,246
Measurement period adjustments	(2,781		)	—			—			(2,781		)
Acquisitions	—			—			160,894			160,894
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	104			—			(25,888		)	(25,784		)
Balance as of September 30, 2016
Goodwill	389,780			166,098			582,547			1,138,425
Accumulated impairment losses	(248,591		)	(102,259		)	—			(350,850		)
	$	141,189		$	63,839		$	582,547		$	787,575