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Amortizable Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Amortizable Intangible Assets | NOTE 7· Amortizable Intangible Assets Amortizable intangible assets at September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, consisted of the following:
|  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
(in thousands) |  | Gross Carrying Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Value |  |  | Weighted Average Life (years)(1) |  |  | Gross Carrying Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Value |  |  | Weighted Average Life (years)(1) |
Purchased customer accounts |  | $ | 992,389 |  |  | $ | (425,952 | ) |  | $ | 566,437 |  |  |  | 14.9 |  |  | $ | 876,552 |  |  | $ | (381,615 | ) |  | $ | 494,937 |  |  |  | 14.9 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 25,513 |  |  |  | (24,461 | ) |  |  | 1,052 |  |  |  | 7.2 |  |  |  | 25,291 |  |  |  | (24,046 | ) |  |  | 1,245 |  |  |  | 7.2 |
Total |  | $ | 1,017,902 |  |  | $ | (450,413 | ) |  | $ | 567,489 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 901,843 |  |  | $ | (405,661 | ) |  | $ | 496,182 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, is estimated to be $63,461,000, $63,203,000, $62,141,000, $60,851,000, and $56,266,000, respectively.
(1) | Weighted average life calculated as of the date of acquisition.

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