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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Goodwill | The changes in goodwill during the first nine months of 2016 were as follows:
| Fleet Solutions Segment |  | Travel and Corporate Solutions Segment |  | Health and Employee Benefit Solutions Segment |  | Total
Gross goodwill, January 1, 2016 | $ | 735,770 |  |  | $ | 38,134 |  |  | $ | 350,321 |  |  | $ | 1,124,225 |
Acquisition of EFS | 602,423 |  |  | 116,556 |  |  | — |  |  | 718,979 |
Acquisition adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | 502 |  |  | 502 |
Impact of foreign currency translation | 8,617 |  |  | (1,739 | ) |  | 2,949 |  |  | 9,827 |
Gross goodwill, September 30, 2016 | 1,346,810 |  |  | 152,951 |  |  | 353,772 |  |  | 1,853,533 |
Accumulated impairment, January 1, 2016 | (867 | ) |  | (10,480 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,347 | )
Impact of foreign currency translation | (40 | ) |  | (483 | ) |  | — |  |  | (523 | )
Accumulated impairment, September 30, 2016 | $ | (907 | ) |  | $ | (10,963 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11,870 | )
Net goodwill, January 1, 2016 | $ | 734,903 |  |  | $ | 27,654 |  |  | $ | 350,321 |  |  | $ | 1,112,878 |
Net goodwill, September 30, 2016 | $ | 1,345,903 |  |  | $ | 141,988 |  |  | $ | 353,772 |  |  | $ | 1,841,663 |
Changes in Other Intangible Assets | The changes in other intangible assets during the first nine months of 2016 were as follows:
| Net Carrying Amount, January 1, 2016 |  | Acquisitions |  | Amortization |  | Transfers 1 |  | Impact of foreign currency translation |  | Net Carrying Amount, September 30, 2016
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired software and developed technology | $ | 114,012 |  |  | $ | 31,100 |  |  | $ | (16,516 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 348 |  |  | $ | 128,944 |
Customer relationships | 297,904 |  |  | 832,400 |  |  | (36,520 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,287 |  |  | 1,096,071 |
Licensing agreements | 27,398 |  |  | — |  |  | (3,823 | ) |  | — |  |  | 764 |  |  | 24,339 |
Patent | 878 |  |  | — |  |  | (113 | ) |  | — |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 751 |
Trademarks and trade names | 13,144 |  |  | 14,600 |  |  | (2,094 | ) |  | 11,000 |  |  | (204 | ) |  | 36,446 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names | 17,376 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11,000 | ) |  | 197 |  |  | 6,573 |
Total | $ | 470,712 |  |  | $ | 878,100 |  |  | $ | (59,066 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,378 |  |  | $ | 1,293,124 |
1 During the third quarter of 2016, management reevaluated a trade name assigned to the Health and Employee Benefits Solutions segment, which was previously believed to have an indefinite life. As result, it was determined it is now probable that the trade name will not be renewed upon its 2024 expiration date. As such, this intangible asset will be amortized over its seven-year remaining estimated useful life.
Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Definite Lived Intangible Assets | At September 30, 2016, estimated amortization expense related to the definite-lived intangible assets listed above for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows:
Remaining 2016 | $ | 15,591 |
2017 | $ | 76,241 |
2018 | $ | 75,155 |
2019 | $ | 69,522 |
2020 | $ | 64,786 |
2021 | $ | 57,951 |
Thereafter | $ | 503,264 |
The following table presents the estimated amortization expense related to the definite-lived intangible assets listed above for the remainder of 2016 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years:
Remaining 2016 | $ | 33,420 |
2017 | $ | 135,637 |
2018 | $ | 119,493 |
2019 | $ | 110,611 |
2020 | $ | 102,706 |
2021 | $ | 92,099 |
Other Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets, net consist of the following:
| September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired software and developed technology | $ | 185,487 |  |  | $ | (56,543 | ) |  | $ | 128,944 |  |  | $ | 155,182 |  |  | $ | (41,170 | ) |  | $ | 114,012 |
Customer relationships | 1,227,953 |  |  | (131,882 | ) |  | 1,096,071 |  |  | 403,382 |  |  | (105,478 | ) |  | 297,904 |
Licensing agreements | 32,793 |  |  | (8,454 | ) |  | 24,339 |  |  | 31,903 |  |  | (4,505 | ) |  | 27,398 |
Patent | 2,524 |  |  | (1,773 | ) |  | 751 |  |  | 2,413 |  |  | (1,535 | ) |  | 878 |
Trademarks and trade names | 41,696 |  |  | (5,250 | ) |  | 36,446 |  |  | 16,410 |  |  | (3,266 | ) |  | 13,144 |
| $ | 1,490,453 |  |  | $ | (203,902 | ) |  | 1,286,551 |  |  | $ | 609,290 |  |  | $ | (155,954 | ) |  | 453,336 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  |  |  | 6,573 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,376 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,293,124 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 470,712 |

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