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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
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 segment during the three months ended March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
 
Research
 
Events
 
Consulting
 
Talent Assessment & Other

 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017 (1), (2)
$
2,619,677

 
$
187,920

 
$
97,798

 
$
81,899

 
$
2,987,294

Reclassified as held-for-sale (3)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(20,547
)
 
(20,547
)
Foreign currency translation impact and other (4)
(17,958
)
 
(170
)
 
528

 
7,495

 
(10,105
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
$
2,601,719

 
$
187,750

 
$
98,326

 
$
68,847

 
$
2,956,642

 
(1)
The Company does not have any accumulated goodwill impairment losses.
(2)
Excludes certain amounts related to held-for-sale operations.
(3)
Represents amounts reclassified as held-for-sale assets related to the CEB Talent Assessment and WS&A businesses. See Note 2 — Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information.
(4)
Includes the foreign currency translation impact and certain measurement period adjustments related to the acquisition of CEB in April 2017.
Schedule of amortizable intangible assets
The following tables present reconciliations of the carrying amounts of the Company's finite-lived intangible assets as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
March 31, 2018
 
Customer
Relationships
 
Software
 
Content
 
Other
 
Total
Gross cost at December 31, 2017 (1)
 
$
1,200,316

 
$
123,424

 
$
104,313

 
$
54,929

 
$
1,482,982

Write-off of fully amortized intangible assets
 
—

 
—

 
(228
)
 
—

 
(228
)
Reclassified as held-for-sale (2)
 
(7,170
)
 
(321
)
 
(241
)
 
(39
)
 
(7,771
)
Foreign currency translation impact
 
15,218

 
491

 
251

 
(171
)
 
15,789

Gross cost
 
1,208,364

 
123,594

 
104,095

 
54,719

 
1,490,772

Accumulated amortization (3)
 
(119,075
)
 
(32,410
)
 
(63,778
)
 
(27,738
)
 
(243,001
)
Balance at March 31, 2018 (1)
 
$
1,089,289

 
$
91,184

 
$
40,317

 
$
26,981

 
$
1,247,771


December 31, 2017
 
Customer
Relationships
 
Software
 
Content
 
Other
 
Total
Gross cost (1)
 
$
1,200,316

 
$
123,424

 
$
104,313

 
$
54,929

 
$
1,482,982

Accumulated amortization (3)
 
(92,983
)
 
(26,344
)
 
(47,475
)
 
(24,158
)
 
(190,960
)
Balance at December 31, 2017 (1)
 
$
1,107,333

 
$
97,080

 
$
56,838

 
$
30,771

 
$
1,292,022


 

(1) Excludes amounts related to held-for-sale operations.
(2)
Represents amounts reclassified (net) as held-for-sale assets related to the WS&A business. See Note 2 — Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information.
(3) Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the following periods: Customer relationships—4 to 13 years; Software—3 to 7 years; Content—1.5 to 5 years; and Other—2 to 5 years.
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense by year
The estimated future amortization expense by year for finite-lived intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
2018 (remaining nine months)
$
138,953

2019
135,868

2020
129,461

2021
108,979

2022
99,363

Thereafter
635,147

 
$
1,247,771