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Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Amortizable intangible assets | Intangible assets were comprised of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 1,503,426 |  |  | $ | 1,486,160 |
Trade names |  |  | 170,994 |  |  |  | 170,494 |
Provider network and practice management tools |  |  | 184,558 |  |  |  | 184,264 |
Noncompetition and other agreements |  |  | 495,475 |  |  |  | 460,011 |
Lease agreements |  |  | 8,889 |  |  |  | 9,574 |
Deferred debt financing costs |  |  | 121,872 |  |  |  | 121,176 |
Indefinite-lived assets |  |  | 22,932 |  |  |  | 762 |
|  |  | 2,508,146 |  |  |  | 2,432,441 |
Less accumulated amortization |  |  | (483,773 | ) |  |  | (304,323 | )
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,024,373 |  |  | $ | 2,128,118 |
Amortizable Intangible Liabilities | Amortizable intangible liabilities were comprised of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Alliance and product supply agreement commitment (See Note 18) |  | $ | 68,200 |  |  | $ | 68,200 |
Less accumulated amortization |  |  | (58,873 | ) |  |  | (53,543 | )
Net Alliance and product supply agreement |  |  | 9,327 |  |  |  | 14,657 |
Lease agreements (net of accumulated amortization of $2,628 and $606) |  |  | 12,563 |  |  |  | 14,585 |
|  | $ | 21,890 |  |  | $ | 29,242 |
Scheduled Amortization Charges from Intangible Assets and Liabilities | Scheduled amortization charges from amortizable intangible assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2013 were as follows:
|  | Customer relationships |  |  | Trade names |  |  | Provider network and practice management tools |  |  | Noncompetition and other agreements |  |  | Lease agreements, net |  |  | Deferred debt financing costs |  |  | Alliance and product supply agreement liability |
2014 |  |  | 75,307 |  |  |  | 16,423 |  |  |  | 26,394 |  |  |  | 43,142 |  |  |  | (2,156 | ) |  |  | 18,724 |  |  |  | (5,330 | )
2015 |  |  | 75,358 |  |  |  | 16,418 |  |  |  | 26,403 |  |  |  | 38,439 |  |  |  | (2,107 | ) |  |  | 17,097 |  |  |  | (3,997 | )
2016 |  |  | 75,358 |  |  |  | 16,418 |  |  |  | 26,353 |  |  |  | 29,256 |  |  |  | (1,506 | ) |  |  | 12,888 |  |  |  | — |
2017 |  |  | 75,328 |  |  |  | 16,407 |  |  |  | 26,161 |  |  |  | 26,068 |  |  |  | (1,185 | ) |  |  | 9,715 |  |  |  | — |
2018 |  |  | 75,312 |  |  |  | 16,353 |  |  |  | 26,075 |  |  |  | 18,902 |  |  |  | (849 | ) |  |  | 6,885 |  |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  |  | 1,037,146 |  |  |  | 70,209 |  |  |  | 23,130 |  |  |  | 47,639 |  |  |  | (4,760 | ) |  |  | 12,133 |  |  |  | — |

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