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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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
Balance December 31, 2018(1) | $ | 1,016,784 |  |  | $ | 182,029 |  |  | $ | 60,109 |  |  | $ | 1,258,922 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | 25,892 |  |  | 7,771 |  |  | 33,663 |
Translation | (5,270 | ) |  | (895 | ) |  | (529 | ) |  | (6,694 | )
Balance September 30, 2019 | $ | 1,011,514 |  |  | $ | 207,026 |  |  | $ | 67,351 |  |  | $ | 1,285,891 |
____________________________________________ (1) Amounts have been reclassified related to the reorganization of the NAST and Robinson Fresh transportation networks discussed in Note 9, Segment Reporting.
Schedule of Identifiable Intangible Assets | Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 271,636 |  |  | $ | (183,443 | ) |  | $ | 88,193 |  |  | $ | 254,293 |  |  | $ | (156,006 | ) |  | $ | 98,287 |
Non-competition agreements | 300 |  |  | (285 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (240 | ) |  | 60 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 271,936 |  |  | (183,728 | ) |  | 88,208 |  |  | 254,593 |  |  | (156,246 | ) |  | 98,347 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | 10,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,475 |
Total intangibles | $ | 282,411 |  |  | $ | (183,728 | ) |  | $ | 98,683 |  |  | $ | 265,068 |  |  | $ | (156,246 | ) |  | $ | 108,822 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets | Amortization expense for other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Amortization expense | $ | 9,731 |  |  | $ | 9,201 |  |  | $ | 28,699 |  |  | $ | 27,796 |
Schedule of Future Amortization of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets | Definite-lived intangible assets, by reportable segment, as of September 30, 2019, will be amortized over their remaining lives as follows (in thousands):
| NAST |  | Global Forwarding |  | All Other and Corporate |  | Total
Remainder of 2019 | $ | 1,952 |  |  | $ | 7,543 |  |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 9,562 |
2020 | 247 |  |  | 27,584 |  |  | 595 |  |  | 28,426 |
2021 | 247 |  |  | 14,063 |  |  | 595 |  |  | 14,905 |
2022 | 247 |  |  | 14,063 |  |  | 595 |  |  | 14,905 |
2023 | 247 |  |  | 11,493 |  |  | 595 |  |  | 12,335 |
Thereafter | 164 |  |  | 6,391 |  |  | 1,520 |  |  | 8,075 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 88,208 |

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