SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of the useful life of property, plant and equipment

Depreciation and amortization on property, leasehold improvements, equipment, and software is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

	Useful Life
Office and computer equipment	3 - 5 years
Purchased software	5 years
Capitalized software	3 - 5 years
Furniture and fixtures	7 years
Building	40 years
Leasehold improvements	*
Assets under finance leases	*

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*Lesser of lease term or economic life

Schedule of amortized life of acquired intangible assets

Acquired intangible assets are being amortized over the following periods:

	Useful Life
Technology	3 - 13 years
Trademark and trade names	3 - 17 years
Database	10 years
Customer relationships	8 - 15.75 years
Non-compete agreements	Contractual term