GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following:



	2017		2016

	(in thousands)
Goodwill	$	5,703,992	$	4,807,594
Other intangible assets:
Customer-related intangible assets	$	2,078,891	$	1,864,731
Acquired technologies	722,466		547,151
Trademarks and trade names	247,688		188,311
Contract-based intangible assets	171,522		157,882
	3,220,567		2,758,075
Less accumulated amortization:
Customer-related intangible assets	685,869		487,729
Acquired technologies	210,063		89,633
Trademarks and trade names	50,849		24,142
Contract-based intangible assets	92,079		71,279
	1,038,860		672,783
	$	2,181,707	$	2,085,292

The following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2017, the 2016 fiscal transition period and the years ended May 31, 2016 and 2015:



	North America			Europe			Asia-Pacific			Total

	(in thousands)
Balance at May 31, 2015	$	779,734		$	485,921		$	226,178		$	1,491,833
Goodwill acquired	3,318,768			—			53,402			3,372,170
Effect of foreign currency translation	(3,872		)	(13,737		)	(15,397		)	(33,006		)
Measurement-period adjustments	(8,200		)	(411		)	7,019			(1,592		)
Balance at May 31, 2016	4,086,430			471,773			271,202			4,829,405
Goodwill acquired	—			28,820			—			28,820
Effect of foreign currency translation	(1,911		)	(45,265		)	(2,160		)	(49,336		)
Measurement-period adjustments	(1,267		)	(28		)	—			(1,295		)
Balance at December 31, 2016	4,083,252			455,300			269,042			4,807,594
Goodwill acquired	784,668			—			—			784,668
Effect of foreign currency translation	5,060			57,838			18,291			81,189
Measurement-period adjustments	23,511			—			7,030			30,541
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	4,896,491		$	513,138		$	294,363		$	5,703,992

There was no accumulated impairment loss at any date reflected in the above table.

Customer-related intangible assets, acquired technologies, contract-based intangible assets, and trademarks and trade names acquired during the year ended December 31, 2017 had weighted-average amortization periods of 16.8 years, 8.8 years, 3 years, and 15 years, respectively. Customer-related intangible assets acquired during the 2016 fiscal transition period had a weighted-average amortization period of 12.1 years. Customer-related intangible assets, acquired technologies and trademarks and trade names acquired during the year ended May 31, 2016 had weighted-average amortization periods of 13.9 years, 5.0 years and 7.0 years, respectively. Customer-related intangible assets, acquired technologies and trademarks and trade names acquired during the year ended May 31, 2015 had weighted-average amortization periods of 15.1 years, 9.1 years and 6.1 years, respectively. Amortization expense of acquired intangibles was $337.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, $194.3 million for the 2016 fiscal transition period and $113.7 million and $72.6 million for the years ended May 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense of acquired intangibles as of December 31, 2017 for the next five years, calculated using the currency exchange rate at the date of acquisition, if applicable, is as follows (in thousands):



2018	$	345,351
2019	323,457
2020	298,135
2021	216,758
2022	177,891

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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