GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The change in carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):



	NAST			Global Forwarding			Robinson Fresh			All Other and Corporate			Total
December 31, 2017 balance	$	921,486		$	185,873		$	141,185		$	27,272		$	1,275,816
Translation	(986		)	(818		)	(137		)	(25		)	(1,966		)
March 31, 2018 balance	$	920,500		$	185,055		$	141,048		$	27,247		$	1,273,850

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):



	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Finite-lived intangibles
Customer relationships	$	263,093	$	(132,799	)	$	130,294	$	263,093	$	(122,103	)	$	140,990
Non-competition agreements	300		(195		)	105		300		(180		)	120
Total finite-lived intangibles	263,393		(132,994		)	130,399		263,393		(122,283		)	141,110

Indefinite-lived intangibles
Trademarks	10,475		—			10,475		10,475		—			10,475
Total intangibles	$	273,868	$	(132,994	)	$	140,874	$	273,868	$	(122,283	)	$	151,585

Schedule of Amortization Expense

Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Amortization expense	$	9,399	$	8,874

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of March 31, 2018, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):



	NAST		Global Forwarding		Robinson Fresh		All Other and Corporate		Total
Remainder of 2018	$	5,866	$	21,894	$	—	$	—	$	27,760
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	391		11,614		—		—		12,005
Total									$	130,399