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Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill [Abstract] |
Amortizable intangible assets | Intangible assets were comprised of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 1,575,865 |  |  | $ | 1,503,426 |
Trade names |  |  | 171,168 |  |  |  | 170,994 |
Provider network and practice management tools |  |  | 183,688 |  |  |  | 184,558 |
Noncompetition and other agreements |  |  | 506,867 |  |  |  | 495,475 |
Lease agreements |  |  | 7,982 |  |  |  | 8,889 |
Deferred debt financing costs |  |  | 101,001 |  |  |  | 121,872 |
Indefinite-lived assets |  |  | 24,818 |  |  |  | 22,932 |
|  |  | 2,571,389 |  |  |  | 2,508,146 |
Less accumulated amortization |  |  | (621,891 | ) |  |  | (483,773 | )
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 1,949,498 |  |  | $ | 2,024,373 |
Amortizable Intangible Liabilities | Amortizable intangible liabilities were comprised of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Alliance and product supply agreement commitment (See Note 18) |  | $ | 68,200 |  |  | $ | 68,200 |
Less accumulated amortization |  |  | (64,203 | ) |  |  | (58,873 | )
Net Alliance and product supply agreement |  |  | 3,997 |  |  |  | 9,327 |
Lease agreements (net of accumulated amortization of $4,785 and $2,628) |  |  | 10,407 |  |  |  | 12,563 |
|  | $ | 14,404 |  |  | $ | 21,890 |
Scheduled Amortization Charges from Intangible Assets and Liabilities | Scheduled amortization charges from amortizable intangible assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 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 |
2015 |  |  | 82,619 |  |  |  | 16,429 |  |  |  | 26,229 |  |  |  | 40,482 |  |  |  | (2,107 | ) |  |  | 13,279 |  |  |  | (3,997 | )
2016 |  |  | 82,704 |  |  |  | 16,429 |  |  |  | 26,179 |  |  |  | 30,172 |  |  |  | (1,506 | ) |  |  | 13,129 |  |  |  | — |
2017 |  |  | 82,686 |  |  |  | 16,418 |  |  |  | 26,243 |  |  |  | 28,563 |  |  |  | (1,185 | ) |  |  | 12,976 |  |  |  | — |
2018 |  |  | 82,640 |  |  |  | 16,364 |  |  |  | 26,266 |  |  |  | 18,429 |  |  |  | (849 | ) |  |  | 12,683 |  |  |  | — |
2019 |  |  | 82,407 |  |  |  | 16,364 |  |  |  | 22,542 |  |  |  | 13,984 |  |  |  | (789 | ) |  |  | 10,636 |  |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  |  | 991,862 |  |  |  | 53,961 |  |  |  | 526 |  |  |  | 39,242 |  |  |  | (3,971 | ) |  |  | 22,237 |  |  |  | — |

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