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Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Apex				Oxford				Physician				Life Sciences Europe				Healthcare				Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012
Gross goodwill	$	289,712			$	150,619			$	51,561			$	3,753			$	122,230			$	617,875
Accumulated impairment	—				—				—				—				(121,717		)		(121,717		)
	289,712				150,619				51,561				3,753				513				496,158
Whitaker Acquisition (see Note 4)	—				—				7,076				—				—				7,076
CyberCoders Acquisition (see Note 4)	—				69,018				—				—				—				69,018
Divestiture - gross goodwill	—				—				—				—				(121,717		)		(121,717		)
Divestiture - accumulated impairment	—				—				—				—				121,717				121,717
Transfers	—				513				—				—				(513		)		—
Translation adjustment	—				—				—				811				—				811
Balance as of December 31, 2013
Gross goodwill	289,712				220,150				58,637				4,564				—				573,063
Accumulated impairment	—				—				—				—				—				—
	289,712				220,150				58,637				4,564				—				573,063
Translation adjustment	(1,761		)		(120		)		—				(485		)		—				(2,366		)
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Gross goodwill	287,951				220,030				58,637				4,079				—				570,697
Accumulated impairment	—				—				—				—				—				—
	$	287,951			$	220,030			$	58,637			$	4,079			$	—			$	570,697

Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had the following acquired intangible assets (in thousands):

				2014												2013
		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		$	109,861			$	57,566			$	52,295			$	110,417			$	41,564			$	68,853
Contractor relations		2 - 7 years		42,946				35,010				7,936				42,998				30,737				12,261
Non-compete agreements		2 - 7 years		3,764				2,000				1,764				3,853				1,424				2,429
In-use software		6 years		18,900				3,366				15,534				18,900				263				18,637
Trademarks		2 years		400				185				215				400				—				400
				175,871				98,127				77,744				176,568				73,988				102,580
Not subject to amortization:
Trademarks				184,825				—				184,825				185,275				—				185,275
Total				$	360,696			$	98,127			$	262,569			$	361,843			$	73,988			$	287,855

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2015	$	21,242
2016	17,596
2017	12,866
2018	10,308
2019	8,492
Thereafter	7,240
	$	77,744

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