GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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

Schedule of Goodwill

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

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense

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