GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following:



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017

	(in thousands)

Goodwill	$	5,714,945	$	5,703,992
Other intangible assets:
Customer-related intangible assets	$	2,083,957	$	2,078,891
Acquired technologies	723,898		722,466
Trademarks and trade names	247,455		247,688
Contract-based intangible assets	138,088		171,522
	3,193,398		3,220,567
Less accumulated amortization:
Customer-related intangible assets	736,588		685,869
Acquired technologies	241,797		210,063
Trademarks and trade names	58,773		50,849
Contract-based intangible assets	59,979		92,079
	1,097,137		1,038,860
	$	2,096,261	$	2,181,707

The following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2018:



	North America			Europe		Asia-Pacific			Total

	(in thousands)

Balance at December 31, 2017	$	4,896,491		$	513,138	$	294,363		$	5,703,992
Effect of foreign currency translation	(1,968		)	16,116		(3,857		)	10,291
Measurement-period adjustments	662			—		—			662
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	4,895,185		$	529,254	$	290,506		$	5,714,945

There was no accumulated impairment loss as of March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

- 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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