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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
|  | Americas |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia Pacific |  |  | Global Investment Management |  |  | Development Services |  |  | Total |
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 |
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions |  |  | 104,654 |  |  |  | 17,402 |  |  |  | 4,198 |  |  |  | 17,568 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 143,822 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | 993 |  |  |  | 91,761 |  |  |  | 11,204 |  |  |  | 25,568 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 129,526 |
Balance as of December 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 2,408,576 |  |  |  | 1,156,458 |  |  |  | 166,108 |  |  |  | 505,441 |  |  |  | 86,663 |  |  |  | 4,323,246 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (798,290 | ) |  |  | (138,631 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44,922 | ) |  |  | (86,663 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  |  | 1,610,286 |  |  |  | 1,017,827 |  |  |  | 166,108 |  |  |  | 460,519 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,254,740 |
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions |  |  | 450,380 |  |  |  | 17,838 |  |  |  | 8,096 |  |  |  | (5,110 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 471,204 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | (1,623 | ) |  |  | (51,753 | ) |  |  | (8,556 | ) |  |  | (11,703 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (73,635 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 2,857,333 |  |  |  | 1,122,543 |  |  |  | 165,648 |  |  |  | 488,628 |  |  |  | 86,663 |  |  |  | 4,720,815 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (798,290 | ) |  |  | (138,631 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (44,922 | ) |  |  | (86,663 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  | $ | 2,059,043 |  |  | $ | 983,912 |  |  | $ | 165,648 |  |  | $ | 443,706 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,652,309 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets totaled $1.4 billion, net of accumulated amortization of $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2018, and $1.4 billion, net of accumulated amortization of $1.0 billion, as of December 31, 2017 and are comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Unamortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management contracts |  | $ | 86,585 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 90,503 |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 56,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,800 |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 16,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,250 |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | 159,635 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 163,553 |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | 843,387 |  |  | $ | (435,225 | ) |  |  | 802,597 |  |  | $ | (355,642 | )
Mortgage servicing rights |  |  | 697,322 |  |  |  | (272,852 | ) |  |  | 608,757 |  |  |  | (235,626 | )
Trademarks/Trade name |  |  | 312,699 |  |  |  | (76,514 | ) |  |  | 321,406 |  |  |  | (64,866 | )
Management contracts |  |  | 200,251 |  |  |  | (135,835 | ) |  |  | 203,291 |  |  |  | (122,450 | )
Covenant not to compete |  |  | 73,750 |  |  |  | (73,750 | ) |  |  | 73,750 |  |  |  | (57,358 | )
Other |  |  | 334,657 |  |  |  | (186,217 | ) |  |  | 226,496 |  |  |  | (164,796 | )
|  |  | 2,462,066 |  |  |  | (1,180,393 | ) |  |  | 2,236,297 |  |  |  | (1,000,738 | )
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,621,701 |  |  | $ | (1,180,393 | ) |  | $ | 2,399,850 |  |  | $ | (1,000,738 | )

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