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Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
| Apex |  | Oxford |  | Life Sciences |  | Healthcare |  | Physician |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross goodwill | $ | — |  |  | $ | 149,483 |  |  | $ | 12,561 |  |  | $ | 122,230 |  |  | $ | 37,163 |  |  | $ | 321,437 |
Accumulated impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (121,717 | ) |  | — |  |  | (121,717 | )
| — |  |  | 149,483 |  |  | 12,561 |  |  | 513 |  |  | 37,163 |  |  | 199,720 |
Valesta acquisition (see Note 4) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,097 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,097 |
HCP acquisition (see Note 4) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,407 |  |  | 14,407 |
Translation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (990 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (990 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross goodwill | — |  |  | 149,483 |  |  | 27,668 |  |  | 122,230 |  |  | 51,570 |  |  | 350,951 |
Accumulated impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (121,717 | ) |  | — |  |  | (121,717 | )
| — |  |  | 149,483 |  |  | 27,668 |  |  | 513 |  |  | 51,570 |  |  | 229,234 |
Apex acquisition (see Note 4) | 266,788 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 266,788 |
Acquisition accounting | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,814 |  |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 1,805 |
Translation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | 529 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 529 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross goodwill | 266,788 |  |  | 149,483 |  |  | 30,011 |  |  | 122,230 |  |  | 51,561 |  |  | 620,073 |
Accumulated impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (121,717 | ) |  | — |  |  | (121,717 | )
| $ | 266,788 |  |  | $ | 149,483 |  |  | $ | 30,011 |  |  | $ | 513 |  |  | $ | 51,561 |  |  | $ | 498,356 |
Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets | As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had the following acquired intangible assets (in thousands):
|  |  |  | December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
|  | Estimated Useful Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relations |  | 3 months – 10 years |  | $ | 103,285 |  |  | $ | 23,338 |  |  | $ | 79,947 |  |  | $ | 11,077 |  |  | $ | 7,891 |  |  | $ | 3,186 |
Contractor relations |  | 2 - 7 years |  | 37,871 |  |  | 27,754 |  |  | 10,117 |  |  | 27,276 |  |  | 25,599 |  |  | 1,677 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 2 - 7 years |  | 2,986 |  |  | 1,062 |  |  | 1,924 |  |  | 899 |  |  | 604 |  |  | 295 |
|  |  |  | 144,142 |  |  | 52,154 |  |  | 91,988 |  |  | 39,252 |  |  | 34,094 |  |  | 5,158 |
Not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  | 171,852 |  |  | — |  |  | 171,852 |  |  | 25,048 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,048 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 498,356 |  |  | — |  |  | 498,356 |  |  | 229,234 |  |  | — |  |  | 229,234 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 814,350 |  |  | $ | 52,154 |  |  | $ | 762,196 |  |  | $ | 293,534 |  |  | $ | 34,094 |  |  | $ | 259,440 |
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense | Estimated amortization for the each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter follows (in thousands):
2013 | $ | 20,973 |
2014 | 16,823 |
2015 | 14,305 |
2016 | 12,369 |
2017 | 8,996 |
Thereafter | 18,522 |
| $ | 91,988 |

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