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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
|  | Advisory Services |  |  | Global Workplace Solutions |  |  | Real Estate Investments |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 3,107,787 |  |  | $ | 623,355 |  |  | $ | 592,104 |  |  | $ | 4,323,246 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (761,448 | ) |  |  | (175,473 | ) |  |  | (131,585 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  |  | 2,346,339 |  |  |  | 447,882 |  |  |  | 460,519 |  |  |  | 3,254,740 |
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions |  |  | 188,071 |  |  |  | 288,243 |  |  |  | (5,110 | ) |  |  | 471,204 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | (25,904 | ) |  |  | (36,028 | ) |  |  | (11,703 | ) |  |  | (73,635 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 3,269,954 |  |  |  | 875,570 |  |  |  | 575,291 |  |  |  | 4,720,815 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (761,448 | ) |  |  | (175,473 | ) |  |  | (131,585 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  |  | 2,508,506 |  |  |  | 700,097 |  |  |  | 443,706 |  |  |  | 3,652,309 |
Purchase accounting entries related to acquisitions |  |  | 29,544 |  |  |  | 7,657 |  |  |  | 42,176 |  |  |  | 79,377 |
Foreign exchange movement |  |  | 2,720 |  |  |  | 16,279 |  |  |  | 2,808 |  |  |  | 21,807 |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 3,302,218 |  |  |  | 899,506 |  |  |  | 620,275 |  |  |  | 4,821,999 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (761,448 | ) |  |  | (175,473 | ) |  |  | (131,585 | ) |  |  | (1,068,506 | )
|  | $ | 2,540,770 |  |  | $ | 724,033 |  |  | $ | 488,690 |  |  | $ | 3,753,493 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets totaled $1,379.5 million, net of accumulated amortization of $1,358.5 million as of December 31, 2019, and $1,441.3 million, net of accumulated amortization of $1,180.4 million, as of December 31, 2018 and are comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Unamortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management contracts |  | $ | 62,338 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 86,585 |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 56,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,800 |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,250 |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | 125,138 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159,635 |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | 857,772 |  |  | $ | (519,162 | ) |  |  | 843,387 |  |  | $ | (435,225 | )
Mortgage servicing rights |  |  | 803,419 |  |  |  | (319,927 | ) |  |  | 697,322 |  |  |  | (272,852 | )
Trademarks/Trade names |  |  | 345,834 |  |  |  | (92,730 | ) |  |  | 312,699 |  |  |  | (76,514 | )
Management contracts |  |  | 142,767 |  |  |  | (138,891 | ) |  |  | 200,251 |  |  |  | (135,835 | )
Covenant not to compete |  |  | 73,750 |  |  |  | (73,750 | ) |  |  | 73,750 |  |  |  | (73,750 | )
Other |  |  | 389,394 |  |  |  | (214,068 | ) |  |  | 334,657 |  |  |  | (186,217 | )
|  |  | 2,612,936 |  |  |  | (1,358,528 | ) |  |  | 2,462,066 |  |  |  | (1,180,393 | )
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,738,074 |  |  | $ | (1,358,528 | ) |  | $ | 2,621,701 |  |  | $ | (1,180,393 | )

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