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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill The table below summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment.
| Corporate Finance |  | FLC |  | Economic Consulting |  | Technology |  | Strategic Communications |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 454,816 |  |  | $ | 233,719 |  |  | $ | 268,995 |  |  | $ | 117,740 |  |  | $ | 323,672 |  |  | $ | 1,398,942 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2017 | 454,816 |  |  | 233,719 |  |  | 268,995 |  |  | 117,740 |  |  | 129,533 |  |  | 1,204,803 |
Sale of business (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (20,928 | ) |  | — |  |  | (20,928 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other | (3,819 | ) |  | (2,182 | ) |  | (448 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  | (5,021 | ) |  | (11,559 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 450,997 |  |  | 231,537 |  |  | 268,547 |  |  | 96,723 |  |  | 318,651 |  |  | 1,366,455 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2018 | 450,997 |  |  | 231,537 |  |  | 268,547 |  |  | 96,723 |  |  | 124,512 |  |  | 1,172,316 |
Acquisitions (2) | 27,389 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27,389 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other | 456 |  |  | 583 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 1,846 |  |  | 3,062 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 478,842 |  |  | 232,120 |  |  | 268,677 |  |  | 96,770 |  |  | 320,497 |  |  | 1,396,906 |
Accumulated goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (194,139 | ) |  | (194,139 | )
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2019 | $ | 478,842 |  |  | $ | 232,120 |  |  | $ | 268,677 |  |  | $ | 96,770 |  |  | $ | 126,358 |  |  | $ | 1,202,767 |
(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2018, we sold a business within our Technology segment for proceeds of $50.3 million. We wrote off $20.9 million in goodwill as a result of the sale.
(2) | During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired a restructuring business that was assigned to the Corporate Finance segment. We recorded $27.4 million in goodwill based on a preliminary purchase price allocation as a result of the acquisition. We have included the results of the acquired business’s operations in the Corporate Finance segment since its acquisition date.
Other Intangible Assets Other intangible assets were as follows:
|  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Weighted Average Useful Life in Years |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) | 14.2 |  | $ | 99,613 |  |  | $ | 76,808 |  |  | $ | 22,805 |  |  | $ | 99,080 |  |  | $ | 71,036 |  |  | $ | 28,044 |
Trademarks (1) | 6.0 |  | 9,855 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 9,202 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Acquired software and other (1) | 9.1 |  | 3,386 |  |  | 2,061 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 3,107 |  |  | 1,618 |  |  | 1,489 |
| 13.4 |  | 112,854 |  |  | 79,522 |  |  | 33,332 |  |  | 102,187 |  |  | 72,654 |  |  | 29,533 |
Non-amortizing intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Indefinite |  | 5,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | 5,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,100 |
Total |  |  | $ | 117,954 |  |  | $ | 79,522 |  |  | $ | 38,432 |  |  | $ | 107,287 |  |  | $ | 72,654 |  |  | $ | 34,633 |
(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired a restructuring business and its related intangible assets that were assigned to the Corporate Finance segment.
Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. We recorded amortization expense of $8.2 million, $8.2 million and $10.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We estimate our future amortization expense for our intangible assets with a finite life to be as follows:
| As of December 31, 2019 (1)
Year
2020 | $ | 9,393 |
2021 | 8,861 |
2022 | 7,028 |
2023 | 3,604 |
2024 | 2,207 |
Thereafter | 2,239 |
| $ | 33,332 |
(1) Actual amortization expense to be reported in future periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions, changes in useful lives, or other relevant factors or changes.

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