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			Life Sciences Europe			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012
Gross goodwill	$	289,712		$	150,619		$	3,753		$	444,084
Accumulated impairment	—			—			—			—
	289,712			150,619			3,753			444,084
CyberCoders Acquisition (see Note 4)	—			69,018			—			69,018
Transfers	—			513			—			513
Translation adjustment	—			—			811			811
Balance as of December 31, 2013
Gross goodwill	289,712			220,150			4,564			514,426
Accumulated impairment	—			—			—			—
	289,712			220,150			4,564			514,426
Translation adjustment	(1,761		)	(120		)	(485		)	(2,366		)
Balance as of December 31, 2014
Gross goodwill	287,951			220,030			4,079			512,060
Accumulated impairment	—			—			—			—
	$	287,951		$	220,030		$	4,079		$	512,060

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	$	101,141	$	53,434	$	47,707	$	101,697	$	38,930	$	62,767
Contractor relations	2 - 7 years	39,332		32,021		7,311		39,384		28,321		11,063
Non-compete agreements	2 - 7 years	3,654		1,922		1,732		3,743		1,362		2,381
In-use software	6 years	18,900		3,366		15,534		18,900		263		18,637
		163,027		90,743		72,284		163,724		68,876		94,848
Not subject to amortization:
Trademarks		178,325		—		178,325		178,775		—		178,775
Total		$	341,352	$	90,743	$	250,609	$	342,499	$	68,876	$	273,623

Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives was $22.1 million in 2014, $20.9 million in 2013 and $17.0 million in 2012. Estimated amortization for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):



2015	$	19,381
2016	16,366
2017	12,078
2018	9,669
2019	7,972
Thereafter	6,818
	$	72,284

- 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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