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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | 301 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 301 |
Adjustments | (40 | ) |  | (268 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (308 | )
Translation | (7,312 | ) |  | (1,948 | ) |  | (1,109 | ) |  | (214 | ) |  | (10,583 | )
September 30, 2018 balance | $ | 914,134 |  |  | $ | 183,958 |  |  | $ | 140,076 |  |  | $ | 27,058 |  |  | $ | 1,265,226 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 261,662 |  |  | $ | (151,996 | ) |  | $ | 109,666 |  |  | $ | 263,093 |  |  | $ | (122,103 | ) |  | $ | 140,990 |
Non-competition agreements | 300 |  |  | (225 | ) |  | 75 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (180 | ) |  | 120 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 261,962 |  |  | (152,221 | ) |  | 109,741 |  |  | 263,393 |  |  | (122,283 | ) |  | 141,110 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |
Total intangibles | $ | 272,437 |  |  | $ | (152,221 | ) |  | $ | 120,216 |  |  | $ | 273,868 |  |  | $ | (122,283 | ) |  | $ | 151,585 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Amortization expense | $ | 9,201 |  |  | $ | 9,157 |  |  | $ | 27,796 |  |  | $ | 26,875 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of September 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 | $ | 1,953 |  |  | $ | 7,455 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,408 |
2019 | 7,820 |  |  | 29,445 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,265 |
2020 | 260 |  |  | 26,741 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27,001 |
2021 | 260 |  |  | 13,220 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,480 |
2022 | 260 |  |  | 13,220 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,480 |
Thereafter | 461 |  |  | 8,646 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,107 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 109,741 |

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