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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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, 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 |
Acquisitions |  | 3,673 |  |  | 24,918 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28,591 |
Translation |  | 10,583 |  |  | 1,905 |  |  | 1,627 |  |  | 314 |  |  | 14,429 |
December 31, 2017 balance |  | $ | 921,486 |  |  | $ | 185,873 |  |  | $ | 141,185 |  |  | $ | 27,272 |  |  | $ | 1,275,816 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 263,093 |  |  | $ | (122,103 | ) |  | $ | 140,990 |  |  | $ | 244,036 |  |  | $ | (87,199 | ) |  | $ | 156,837 |
Non-competition agreements | 300 |  |  | (180 | ) |  | 120 |  |  | 500 |  |  | (287 | ) |  | 213 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 263,393 |  |  | (122,283 | ) |  | 141,110 |  |  | 244,536 |  |  | (87,486 | ) |  | 157,050 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |
Total intangibles | $ | 273,868 |  |  | $ | (122,283 | ) |  | $ | 151,585 |  |  | $ | 255,011 |  |  | $ | (87,486 | ) |  | $ | 167,525 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | Amortization expense for other intangible assets was (in thousands):
2017 | $ | 36,273 |
2016 | 27,053 |
2015 | 24,373 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Finite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of December 31, 2017, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):
| NAST |  | Global Forwarding |  | Robinson Fresh |  | All Other and Corporate |  | Total
2018 | $ | 7,820 |  |  | $ | 29,297 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 37,158 |
2019 | 7,820 |  |  | 29,297 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,117 |
2020 | 260 |  |  | 26,593 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26,853 |
2021 | 260 |  |  | 13,072 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,332 |
2022 | 260 |  |  | 13,072 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,332 |
Thereafter | 480 |  |  | 12,838 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,318 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 141,110 |

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