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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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