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Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
| Apex Segment |  | Oxford Segment |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013 | $ | 289,712 |  |  | $ | 224,714 |  |  | $ | 514,426 |
Translation adjustment | (1,761 | ) |  | (605 | ) |  | (2,366 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | 287,951 |  |  | 224,109 |  |  | 512,060 |
Creative Circle Acquisition (See Note 3) | 358,460 |  |  | — |  |  | 358,460 |
LabResource Acquisition (See Note 3) | — |  |  | 6,104 |  |  | 6,104 |
Translation adjustment | (963 | ) |  | 53 |  |  | (910 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2015 | $ | 645,448 |  |  | $ | 230,266 |  |  | $ | 875,714 |
Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets | cquired intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  |  | As of September 30, 2015 |  | As of December 31, 2014
| Estimated Useful Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | 2 - 10 years |  | $ | 197,230 |  |  | $ | 67,934 |  |  | $ | 129,296 |  |  | $ | 101,141 |  |  | $ | 53,434 |  |  | $ | 47,707 |
Contractor relationships | 2 - 5 years |  | 69,806 |  |  | 37,314 |  |  | 32,492 |  |  | 39,332 |  |  | 32,021 |  |  | 7,311 |
Non-compete agreements | 2 - 7 years |  | 10,916 |  |  | 2,755 |  |  | 8,161 |  |  | 3,654 |  |  | 1,922 |  |  | 1,732 |
In-use software | 6 years |  | 18,900 |  |  | 5,729 |  |  | 13,171 |  |  | 18,900 |  |  | 3,366 |  |  | 15,534 |
Favorable contracts(1) | 5 years |  | 900 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 803 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  |  | 297,752 |  |  | 113,829 |  |  | 183,923 |  |  | 163,027 |  |  | 90,743 |  |  | 72,284 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 245,698 |  |  | — |  |  | 245,698 |  |  | 178,325 |  |  | — |  |  | 178,325 |
Total |  |  | $ | 543,450 |  |  | $ | 113,829 |  |  | $ | 429,621 |  |  | $ | 341,352 |  |  | $ | 90,743 |  |  | $ | 250,609 |
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense | Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of this year, each of the next four years, and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
2015 | $ | 11,373 |
2016 | 39,700 |
2017 | 33,068 |
2018 | 28,940 |
2019 | 22,039 |
Thereafter | 48,803 |
| $ | 183,923 |

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