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Intangible assets and goodwill
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Intangible assets
During the year ended January 31, 2020, the Company recorded $711.5 million of acquired identified intangible assets as a result of the Acquisition of WageWorks. For further information about these acquired identified intangible assets, see Note 3—Business Combination.
During the years ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized the following amounts to acquire the rights to act as a custodian of HSA portfolios:
(in thousands)January 31, 2020January 31, 2019
Acquired HSA portfolios$7,659  $1,195  
The Company has determined the acquired HSA portfolios to have a useful life of 15 years. The assets are being amortized using the straight-line amortization method, which has been determined to be appropriate to reflect the pattern over which the economic benefits of existing assets are realized.
During the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company capitalized software development costs of $24.1 million, $9.3 million and $8.1 million, respectively, related to significant enhancements and upgrades to its technology-enabled services platforms.
The gross carrying amount and associated accumulated amortization of intangible assets is as follows as of January 31, 2020 and January 31, 2019:
(in thousands)January 31, 2020January 31, 2019
Amortizable intangible assets:
Software and software development costs$76,221  $44,835  
Acquired HSA portfolios92,770  85,110  
Acquired customer relationships601,381  2,882  
Acquired developed technology96,925  —  
Acquired trade names12,300  —  
Amortizable intangible assets, gross879,597  132,827  
Accumulated amortization(98,851) (53,161) 
Total amortizable intangible assets, net780,746  79,666  
Acquired in process software development costs2,533  —  
Total intangible assets, net$783,279  $79,666  
During the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed a total of $23.8 million, $13.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively, in software development costs primarily related to the post-implementation and operation stages of its proprietary software.
Amortization expense for the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $46.5 million, $14.7 million and $13.2 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the years ending January 31 is as follows:
Year ending January 31, (in thousands)
2021$90,868  
202283,476  
202371,804  
202462,622  
202555,810  
Thereafter416,166  
Total$780,746  
Goodwill
During the year ended January 31, 2020, the Company recorded $1.33 billion of goodwill from the Acquisition of WageWorks. For further information about the resulting goodwill, see Note 3—Business Combination. There were no other changes to the goodwill carrying value during the years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.