GOODWILL

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment consist of the following (in thousands):



	North America		International			Total
Goodwill, December 31, 2013	$	692,639	$	25,948		$	718,587
Acquisition	421,724		—			421,724
Effect of foreign currency translation	—		(1,506		)	(1,506		)
Goodwill, December 31, 2014	1,114,363		24,442			1,138,805
Acquisitions	109,305		2,400			111,705
Effect of foreign currency translation	—		(565		)	(565		)
Goodwill, September 30, 2015	$	1,223,668	$	26,277		$	1,249,945


6.	GOODWILL — (CONTINUED)

The Company recorded goodwill of approximately $421.7 million in connection with the April 1, 2014 acquisition of Apartments.com. The Company recorded goodwill of approximately $107.7 million in connection with the June 1, 2015 acquisition of Apartment Finder and recorded goodwill of approximately $2.4 million in connection with the July 1, 2015 acquisition of the assets of Belbex Corporate, S.L., a small commercial real estate information provider operating in Madrid, Spain. Additionally, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $1.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 in connection with the acquisition of certain assets related to the business operations of Apartment Finder's independent distributors within various markets.