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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit
The following table presents changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment during the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in thousands):
 
Research
 
Consulting
 
Events
 
Total
Balance, December 31, 2014 (1)
$
445,460

 
$
99,417

 
$
41,788

 
$
586,665

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(5,816
)
 
(835
)
 
(104
)
 
(6,755
)
Balance, March 31, 2015
$
439,644

 
$
98,582

 
$
41,684

 
$
579,910

 
(1)
The Company does not have any accumulated goodwill impairment losses.
Schedule of amortizable intangible assets
The following tables present reconciliations of the carrying amounts of amortizable intangible assets as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
March 31, 2015
 
Trade
Name
 
Customer
Relationships
 
Content
 
Software
 
Non-Compete
 
Total
Gross cost, December 31, 2014
 
$
6,924

 
$
27,933

 
$
3,560

 
$
6,569

 
$
9,272

 
$
54,258

Intangibles fully amortized
 
(6,013
)
 
(7,210
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(13,223
)
Foreign currency translation impact
 
(5
)
 
(134
)
 
(108
)
 
(51
)
 
(2
)
 
(300
)
Gross cost
 
906

 
20,589

 
3,452

 
6,518

 
9,270

 
40,735

Accumulated amortization (1), (2)
 
(246
)
 
(4,605
)
 
(2,404
)
 
(3,094
)
 
(1,930
)
 
(12,279
)
Balance, March 31, 2015
 
$
660

 
$
15,984

 
$
1,048

 
$
3,424

 
$
7,340

 
$
28,456


December 31, 2014
 
Trade
Name
 
Customer
Relationships
 
Content
 
Software
 
Non-Compete
 
Total
Gross cost
 
$
6,924

 
$
27,933

 
$
3,560

 
$
6,569

 
$
9,272

 
$
54,258

Accumulated amortization (1), (2)
 
(6,202
)
 
(11,072
)
 
(2,246
)
 
(2,603
)
 
(1,446
)
 
(23,569
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
 
$
722

 
$
16,861

 
$
1,314

 
$
3,966

 
$
7,826

 
$
30,689

 

(1)
Intangible assets are being amortized against earnings over the following periods: Trade name—2 to 5 years; Customer relationships—4 to 7 years; Content—1.5 to 4 years; Software—3 years; Non-compete—4 to 5 years.

(2)
Aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets was $2.1 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense by year
The estimated future amortization expense by year from amortizable intangibles is as follows (in thousands):
2015 (remaining nine months)
$
5,861

2016
6,956

2017
5,507

2018
4,330

2019
2,807

After 2019
2,995

 
$
28,456