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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill by Segment | The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):
|  | Americas |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia Pacific |  |  | Global Investment Management |  |  | Development Services |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 1,828,135 |  |  | $ | 836,054 |  |  | $ | 151,682 |  |  | $ | 499,793 |  |  | $ | 86,663 |  |  | $ | 3,402,327 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (798,290 | ) |  |  | (138,631 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44,922 | ) |  |  | (86,663 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  |  | 1,029,845 |  |  |  | 697,423 |  |  |  | 151,682 |  |  |  | 454,871 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,333,821 |
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions |  |  | 434,452 |  |  |  | 408,491 |  |  |  | 16,733 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 859,676 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | (2,511 | ) |  |  | (72,395 | ) |  |  | (12,540 | ) |  |  | (20,054 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (107,500 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 2,260,076 |  |  |  | 1,172,150 |  |  |  | 155,875 |  |  |  | 479,739 |  |  |  | 86,663 |  |  |  | 4,154,503 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (798,290 | ) |  |  | (138,631 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44,922 | ) |  |  | (86,663 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  |  | 1,461,786 |  |  |  | 1,033,519 |  |  |  | 155,875 |  |  |  | 434,817 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,085,997 |
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions |  |  | 42,080 |  |  |  | 36,929 |  |  |  | (3,922 | ) |  |  | 350 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 75,437 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | 773 |  |  |  | (161,784 | ) |  |  | (1,247 | ) |  |  | (17,784 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (180,042 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 2,302,929 |  |  |  | 1,047,295 |  |  |  | 150,706 |  |  |  | 462,305 |  |  |  | 86,663 |  |  |  | 4,049,898 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (798,290 | ) |  |  | (138,631 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44,922 | ) |  |  | (86,663 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  | $ | 1,504,639 |  |  | $ | 908,664 |  |  | $ | 150,706 |  |  | $ | 417,383 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,981,392 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets totaled $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion, net of accumulated amortization of $771.7 million and $589.2 million, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and are comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Unamortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management contracts |  | $ | 101,355 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 103,143 |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 56,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,800 |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 18,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,400 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 176,255 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 180,343 |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 761,290 |  |  | $ | (270,447 | ) |  | $ | 746,814 |  |  | $ | (195,056 | )
Mortgage servicing rights |  |  | 501,087 |  |  |  | (180,563 | ) |  |  | 377,995 |  |  |  | (133,272 | )
Trademarks/Trade name |  |  | 306,559 |  |  |  | (46,837 | ) |  |  | 320,306 |  |  |  | (38,581 | )
Management contracts |  |  | 177,014 |  |  |  | (99,733 | ) |  |  | 180,099 |  |  |  | (87,687 | )
Covenant not to compete |  |  | 73,750 |  |  |  | (32,777 | ) |  |  | 73,750 |  |  |  | (8,194 | )
Backlog and incentive fees |  |  | 48,445 |  |  |  | (48,445 | ) |  |  | 49,667 |  |  |  | (49,667 | )
Other |  |  | 138,312 |  |  |  | (92,871 | ) |  |  | 110,731 |  |  |  | (76,779 | )
|  | $ | 2,006,457 |  |  | $ | (771,673 | ) |  | $ | 1,859,362 |  |  | $ | (589,236 | )
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,182,712 |  |  | $ | (771,673 | ) |  | $ | 2,039,705 |  |  | $ | (589,236 | )

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