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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company has two operating segments: (i) Market Making; (ii) Execution Services; and one non-operating segment: Corporate. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s total amount of goodwill recorded was $1,148.9 million and $836.6 million, respectively. The Company recognized $312.3 million of goodwill in connection with the ITG Acquisition, which was recorded in the Execution Services segment. No goodwill impairment was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

The following table presents the details of goodwill by segment:
(in thousands)
 
Market Making
 
Execution Services
 
Corporate
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2018
 
$
755,292

 
$
81,291

 
$

 
$
836,583

Goodwill recognized in ITG Acquisition
 

 
312,343

 

 
312,343

Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
755,292

 
$
393,634

 
$

 
$
1,148,926



As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company's total amount of intangible assets recorded was $529.6 million and $84.0 million, respectively. The Company acquired $517.2 million of intangible assets in connection with the ITG Acquisition. Acquired intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
 
As of December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
 
Gross Carrying Amount 
 
Accumulated Amortization 
 
Net Carrying Amount 
 
Useful Lives
(Years) 
Purchased technology
 
$
110,000

 
$
110,000

 
$

 
1.4
to
2.5
ETF issuer relationships
 
950

 
770

 
180

 
 
9
 
ETF buyer relationships
 
950

 
770

 
180

 
 
9
 
Technology
 
136,000

 
58,203

 
77,797

 
1
to
6
Customer relationships
 
486,600

 
46,456

 
440,144

 
10
to
12
Trade name
 
3,600

 
1,000

 
2,600

 
 
3
 
Favorable occupancy leases
 
5,895

 
2,040

 
3,855

 
3
to
15
Exchange memberships
 
4,882

 

 
4,882

 
Indefinite
 
 
$
748,877

 
$
219,239

 
$
529,638

 
 
 
 

 
 
As of December 31, 2018
(in thousands)
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Useful Lives
(Years)
Purchased technology
 
$
110,000

 
$
110,000

 
$

 
1.4
to
2.5
ETF issuer relationships
 
950

 
665

 
285

 
 
9
 
ETF buyer relationships
 
950

 
665

 
285

 
 
9
 
Technology
 
60,000

 
30,185

 
29,815

 
1
to
6
Customer relationships
 
49,000

 
5,905

 
43,095

 

12

Favorable occupancy leases
 
5,895

 
1,224

 
4,671

 
3
to
15
Exchange memberships
 
5,838

 

 
5,838

 
Indefinite
 
 
$
232,633

 
$
148,644

 
$
83,989

 
 
 
 

 
Amortization expense relating to finite-lived intangible assets was approximately $70.6 million, $26.1 million, and $15.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. This is included in Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.