Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):



	Business Cloud Services			Digital Media			Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2017	$	559,152		$	563,658		$	1,122,810
Goodwill acquired (Note 3)	31,253			—			31,253
Goodwill reclassified to noncurrent assets held for sale ⁽¹⁾	—			(36,312		)	(36,312		)
Goodwill written off related to sale of a business unit ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	(3,614		)	(17,815		)	(21,429		)
Purchase accounting adjustments ⁽⁴⁾	(766		)	(1,464		)	(2,230		)
Foreign exchange translation	13,811			85			13,896
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	599,836		$	508,152		$	1,107,988

⁽¹⁾During the third quarter 2017, the Company reclassified $36.3 million of goodwill to noncurrent assets held for sale in connection with Tea Leaves (see Note 5 - Assets Held for Sale).

⁽²⁾On July 12, 2017, in a cash transaction, the Company sold Cambridge which resulted in $17.8 million of goodwill being written off in connection with this sale (see Note 5 - Assets Held for Sale).

⁽³⁾ On September 1, 2017, in a cash transaction, the Company sold Web24 which resulted in $3.6 million of goodwill being written off in connection with this sale (see Note 5 - Assets Held for Sale).

⁽⁴⁾Purchase accounting adjustments relate to adjustments to goodwill in connection with prior year business acquisitions (see Note 3 - Business Acquisitions).

Schedule Of Intangible Assets With Indefinite Lives

Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives:

Intangible assets are summarized as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Trade name	$	27,379	$	27,379
Other	5,432		5,432
Total	$	32,811	$	32,811

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization:

As of September 30, 2017, intangible assets subject to amortization relate primarily to the following (in thousands):



	Weighted-Average Amortization Period	Historical Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Trade names	11.5 years	$	127,525	$	48,191	$	79,334
Patent and patent licenses	6.6 years	66,829		55,597		11,232
Customer relationships ⁽¹⁾	9.4 years	414,996		236,186		178,810
Other purchased intangibles	5.2 years	196,157		56,411		139,746
Total		$	805,507	$	396,385	$	409,122

⁽¹⁾ Historically, the Company has amortized its customer relationship assets in a pattern that best reflects the pace in which the asset’s benefits are consumed. This pattern results in a substantial majority of the amortization expense being recognized in the first 4 to 5 years, despite the overall life of the asset.

As of December 31, 2016, intangible assets subject to amortization relate primarily to the following (in thousands):



	Weighted-Average Amortization Period	Historical Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Trade names	11.5 years	$	127,342	$	38,868	$	88,474
Patent and patent licenses	6.6 years	65,605		51,677		13,928
Customer relationships ⁽¹⁾	9.6 years	390,930		182,775		208,155
Other purchased intangibles	6.0 years	195,913		27,590		168,323
Total		$	779,790	$	300,910	$	478,880