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Amortizable Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Amortizable Intangible Assets [Abstract] 
Amortizable Intangible Assets

NOTE 7· Amortizable Intangible Assets

Amortizable intangible assets at September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, consisted of the following:

 

     September 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
(in thousands)    Gross
Carrying
Value		      Accumulated
Amortization		     Net
Carrying
Value		      Weighted
Average
Life
(years)		      Gross
Carrying
Value		      Accumulated
Amortization		     Net
Carrying
Value		      Weighted
Average
Life
(years)		  

Purchased customer accounts

    $ 849,028       $ (368,397 )    $ 480,631         14.9       $ 811,143       $ (330,627 )    $ 480,516         14.9   

Non-compete agreements

      25,205         (23,906 )      1,299         7.2         25,181         (23,797 )      1,384         7.3   
  

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

Total

    $ 874,233       $ (392,303 )    $ 481,930          $ 836,324       $ (354,424 )    $ 481,900      
  

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

Amortization expense for other amortizable intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, is estimated to be $54,496,000, $54,484,000, $53,584,000, $52,427,000, and $51,094,000, respectively.