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Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Gross
Accumulated
Amortization		NetGrossAccumulated
Amortization		Net
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships$651,647 $(194,003)$457,644 $280,493 $(180,571)$99,922 
Databases and content1,829,563 (431,393)1,398,170 1,755,323 (342,385)1,412,938 
Computer software351,262 (181,166)170,096 285,701 (135,919)149,782 
Trade names6,770 (830)5,940 1,570 — 1,570 
Backlog28,090 (4,103)23,987 — — — 
Finite-lived intangible assets2,867,332 (811,495)2,055,837 2,323,087 (658,875)1,664,212 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade names161,390 — 161,390 164,428 — 164,428 
Total intangible assets$3,028,722 $(811,495)$2,217,227 $2,487,515 $(658,875)$1,828,640 

Amortization expense amounted to $65,696 and $41,656 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively, and $168,049 and $138,694 for the nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 30, 2020:    
Balance as of December 31, 2019$1,328,045 
Acquisitions497,263 
Transferred to Assets held for sale(9,129)
Changes due to foreign currency fluctuations 2,175 
Balance as of September 30, 2020$1,818,354