Goodwill and Identifiable Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company underwent a realignment resulting in a change in the Company's reportable segments. The goodwill related to the former Life Sciences segment has been allocated to the respective segments below based upon the relative fair value of each component of the former Life Sciences segment. All prior periods have been retrospectively restated to conform to the current presentation (see "Note 14. Business Segments" for further information).
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

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

Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives was $24.4 million in 2014, $21.7 million in 2013 and $17.9 million in 2012. 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

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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