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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | 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 |
Adjustments | (40 | ) |  | (268 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (308 | )
Translation | (6,305 | ) |  | (2,301 | ) |  | (942 | ) |  | (182 | ) |  | (9,730 | )
June 30, 2018 balance | $ | 915,141 |  |  | $ | 183,304 |  |  | $ | 140,243 |  |  | $ | 27,090 |  |  | $ | 1,265,778 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 261,938 |  |  | $ | (142,249 | ) |  | $ | 119,689 |  |  | $ | 263,093 |  |  | $ | (122,103 | ) |  | $ | 140,990 |
Non-competition agreements | 300 |  |  | (210 | ) |  | 90 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (180 | ) |  | 120 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 262,238 |  |  | (142,459 | ) |  | 119,779 |  |  | 263,393 |  |  | (122,283 | ) |  | 141,110 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |
Total intangibles | $ | 272,713 |  |  | $ | (142,459 | ) |  | $ | 130,254 |  |  | $ | 273,868 |  |  | $ | (122,283 | ) |  | $ | 151,585 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Amortization expense | $ | 9,196 |  |  | $ | 8,843 |  |  | $ | 18,595 |  |  | $ | 17,718 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of June 30, 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 | $ | 3,913 |  |  | $ | 14,744 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,657 |
2019 | 7,820 |  |  | 29,485 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,305 |
2020 | 260 |  |  | 26,780 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27,040 |
2021 | 260 |  |  | 13,260 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,520 |
2022 | 260 |  |  | 13,260 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,520 |
Thereafter | 354 |  |  | 9,383 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,737 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 119,779 |

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