GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the first nine months of 2017 were as follows:



(in thousands)	Carrying Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	1,318,362
Business acquisition and measurement period adjustments	2,876
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates	6,191
Goodwill reclassified to assets held for sale	(160		)
Impairments	(46,335		)
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	1,280,934

Other intangible assets, except those classified as held for sale consisted of the following:



(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Cumulative Impairments			Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
As of September 30, 2017:
Customer and contractual relationships⁽¹⁾ – amortized	$	501,218	$	—		$	(78,417	)	$	422,801
Non-compete agreement – amortized	710		—			(507		)	203
Developed technology – amortized	2,700		—			(595		)	2,105
Reacquired rights – amortized	3,100		—			(2,392		)	708
Patents – amortized	8,600		—			(3,894		)	4,706
Routes – unamortized	10,425		(45		)	—			10,380
Trademarks⁽²⁾– unamortized	931,137		(65,085		)	—			866,052
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	1,457,890	$	(65,130	)	$	(85,805	)	$	1,306,955

As of December 31, 2016:
Customer and contractual relationships – amortized	$	493,026	$	—		$	(58,314	)	$	434,712
Non-compete agreement – amortized	710		—			(417		)	293
Developed technology – amortized	2,700		—			(460		)	2,240
Reacquired rights – amortized	3,100		—			(2,101		)	999
Patents – amortized	8,600		—			(3,308		)	5,292
Routes – unamortized	10,869		(45		)	—			10,824
Trademarks – unamortized	926,140		(6,700		)	—			919,440
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	1,445,145	$	(6,745	)	$	(64,600	)	$	1,373,800

⁽¹⁾ The translation impact on customer relationships for the first nine months of 2017 was an increase of $8.2 million.

⁽²⁾ The translation impact on trademarks for the first nine months of 2017 was an increase of $5.0 million.

The changes in the carrying amount of route intangibles for the first nine months of 2017 were as follows:



(in thousands)	Carrying Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	10,824
Routes reclassified to assets held for sale	(444		)
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	10,380

The changes in the carrying amount of route businesses held for sale for the first nine months of 2017 were as follows:



(in thousands)	Carrying Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	19,502
Purchases of route businesses held for sale	43,977
Sales of route businesses held for sale	(43,327		)
Reclassifications from route intangibles and goodwill	604
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	20,756