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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):
|  | NAST |  | Global Forwarding |  | Robinson Fresh |  | All Other and Corporate |  | Total
December 31, 2014 balance |  | $ | 607,156 |  |  | $ | 106,443 |  |  | $ | 93,398 |  |  | $ | 18,041 |  |  | $ | 825,038 |
Acquisitions |  | 211,369 |  |  | 37,056 |  |  | 32,515 |  |  | 6,280 |  |  | 287,220 |
Translation |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (506 | ) |  | (444 | ) |  | (85 | ) |  | (3,921 | )
December 31, 2015 balance |  | 815,639 |  |  | 142,993 |  |  | 125,469 |  |  | 24,236 |  |  | 1,108,337 |
Acquisitions |  | 97,727 |  |  | 17,133 |  |  | 15,033 |  |  | 2,904 |  |  | 132,797 |
Translation |  | (6,136 | ) |  | (1,076 | ) |  | (944 | ) |  | (182 | ) |  | (8,338 | )
December 31, 2016 balance |  | $ | 907,230 |  |  | $ | 159,050 |  |  | $ | 139,558 |  |  | $ | 26,958 |  |  | $ | 1,232,796 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 244,036 |  |  | $ | (87,199 | ) |  | $ | 156,837 |  |  | $ | 170,472 |  |  | $ | (61,050 | ) |  | $ | 109,422 |
Non-competition agreements | 500 |  |  | (287 | ) |  | 213 |  |  | 550 |  |  | (227 | ) |  | 323 |
Vendor lists | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 150 |  |  | (128 | ) |  | 22 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 244,536 |  |  | (87,486 | ) |  | 157,050 |  |  | 171,172 |  |  | (61,405 | ) |  | 109,767 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |
Total intangibles | $ | 255,011 |  |  | $ | (87,486 | ) |  | $ | 167,525 |  |  | $ | 181,647 |  |  | $ | (61,405 | ) |  | $ | 120,242 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | Amortization expense for other intangible assets was (in thousands):
2016 | $ | 27,053 |
2015 | 24,373 |
2014 | 18,748 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of December 31, 2016, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):
| NAST |  | Global Forwarding |  | Robinson Fresh |  | All Other and Corporate |  | Total
2017 | $ | 7,560 |  |  | $ | 26,873 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 490 |  |  | $ | 34,923 |
2018 | 7,560 |  |  | 26,840 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34,400 |
2019 | 7,560 |  |  | 26,840 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34,400 |
2020 | — |  |  | 24,136 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,136 |
2021 | — |  |  | 10,615 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,615 |
Thereafter | — |  |  | 18,576 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,576 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 157,050 |

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