Note 4 – Goodwill

A summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by operating segment, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, is as follows:


(in thousands)	Title Insurance and Services			Specialty Insurance		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	970,652		$	46,765	$	1,017,417
Acquisitions		123,954			—		123,954
Foreign currency translation		4,391			—		4,391
Other adjustments		(298	)		—		(298	)
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	1,098,699		$	46,765	$	1,145,464

The Company’s four reporting units for purposes of assessing goodwill for impairment are title insurance, home warranty, property and casualty insurance and trust and other services. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 there were no triggering events that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of any reporting unit below its carrying amount.

For further discussion about the Company’s acquisitions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, see Note 14 Business Combinations.