Other Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Intangible Assets, net [Text Block]

Other Intangible Assets, net

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Customer lists	$	274,156		$	209,004
Noncompete agreements	7,960			8,033
Trade names and licenses	23,251			9,543
Other	521			—
	305,888			226,580
Less accumulated amortization	(135,480		)	(116,730		)
Other identifiable intangible assets, net	$	170,408		$	109,850

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $8.3 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively and $19.3 million and $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We have reclassified $2.8 million and $22.8 million of other intangible assets, net, to assets of discontinued operations as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $18.4 million, of which $17.1 million was a component of loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Estimated amortization expense relating to finite-lived intangible asset balances as of September 30, 2011, is expected to be as follows for the next five years:

(in thousands)
Remainder of 2011	$	8,247
2012	27,448
2013	25,623
2014	18,489
2015	17,049
Thereafter	73,552
	$	170,408