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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The change in carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in thousands):
| NAST |  | Global Forwarding |  | All Other and Corporate |  | Total
December 31, 2018 balance(1) | $ | 1,016,784 |  |  | $ | 182,029 |  |  | $ | 60,109 |  |  | $ | 1,258,922 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | 24,636 |  |  | — |  |  | 24,636 |
Translation | 116 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 423 |
March 31, 2019 balance | $ | 1,016,900 |  |  | $ | 206,968 |  |  | $ | 60,113 |  |  | $ | 1,283,981 |
____________________________________________ (1) Amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation as a result of the segment reorganization discussed in Note 9, Segment Reporting.
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 271,294 |  |  | $ | (165,447 | ) |  | $ | 105,847 |  |  | $ | 254,293 |  |  | $ | (156,006 | ) |  | $ | 98,287 |
Non-competition agreements | 300 |  |  | (255 | ) |  | 45 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (240 | ) |  | 60 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 271,594 |  |  | (165,702 | ) |  | 105,892 |  |  | 254,593 |  |  | (156,246 | ) |  | 98,347 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |
Total intangibles | $ | 282,069 |  |  | $ | (165,702 | ) |  | $ | 116,367 |  |  | $ | 265,068 |  |  | $ | (156,246 | ) |  | $ | 108,822 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Amortization expense | $ | 9,293 |  |  | $ | 9,399 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of March 31, 2019, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):
| NAST |  | Global Forwarding |  | All Other and Corporate |  | Total
Remainder of 2019 | $ | 5,853 |  |  | $ | 23,115 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 28,968 |
2020 | 245 |  |  | 28,134 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,379 |
2021 | 245 |  |  | 14,612 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,857 |
2022 | 245 |  |  | 14,612 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,857 |
2023 | 245 |  |  | 12,015 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,260 |
Thereafter | 223 |  |  | 6,348 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,571 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 105,892 |

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