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Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill
Other Intangible Assets, net
The following tables summarize the gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets by major class:
June 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization		NetGrossAccumulated
Amortization		Net
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships$657,935  $(190,765) $467,170  $280,493  $(180,571) $99,922  
Databases and content1,811,209  (399,675) 1,411,534  1,755,323  (342,385) 1,412,938  
Computer software346,122  (164,996) 181,126  285,701  (135,919) 149,782  
Trade names6,770  (492) 6,278  1,570  —  1,570  
Backlog33,432  (2,457) 30,975  —  —  —  
Finite-lived intangible assets2,855,468  (758,385) 2,097,083  2,323,087  (658,875) 1,664,212  
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade names164,466  —  164,466  164,428  —  164,428  
Total intangible assets$3,019,934  $(758,385) $2,261,549  $2,487,515  $(658,875) $1,828,640  

Amortization expense amounted to $53,241 and $40,932 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively, and $102,353 and $97,038 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
In June 2020, the Company acquired the assets of CustomersFirst Now for a purchase price of $6,446, which was accounted for as an asset acquisition. As a result, the Company's identifiable intangible assets increased by $6,446, which consisted of $5,446 of databases and content and $1,000 of computer software. The databases and process methodology and the computer software have a remaining weighted average amortization period of 5.0 years and 3.0 years, respectively. The total remaining weighted average amortization period is 4.7 years.

Goodwill
The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2020: 
Balance as of December 31, 2019$1,328,045  
Acquisitions496,948  
Changes due to foreign currency fluctuations (735) 
Balance as of June 30, 2020$1,824,258