Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

3. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			Useful Life
Client relationships	$	121,205		$	121,205		5-10 years
Trade name	19,733			19,733			3-7 years
Restrictive covenants	19,300			19,300			3-5 years
	160,238			160,238

Less accumulated amortization	(56,256		)	(50,319		)
Intangible assets, net	$	103,982		$	109,919

Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to approximate the following (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
Remainder of 2013	$	16,330
2014	19,325
2015	18,998
2016	18,662
2017	15,342
Thereafter	15,325

The carrying amount of goodwill was $370.8 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, amortization expense related to intangible assets was $5.9 million and $6.1 million, respectively.

- 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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