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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):

 

January 1, 2024, balance

 

$

308,596

 

Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates

 

 

4,191

 

Goodwill acquired during the period

 

 

10,662

 

September 30, 2024, balance

 

$

323,449

 

Goodwill acquired during the period relates to the acquisitions discussed in Note 5.

Other Intangible Assets. Our other intangible assets subject to ongoing amortization consist of acquired customer contracts and software. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying values of these assets were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Net Amount

 

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Net Amount

 

Acquired customer contracts

 

$

177,528

 

 

$

(134,742

)

 

$

42,786

 

 

$

162,348

 

 

$

(126,469

)

 

$

35,879

 

Software

 

 

191,761

 

 

 

(168,808

)

 

 

22,953

 

 

 

171,825

 

 

 

(157,601

)

 

 

14,224

 

Total other intangible assets

 

$

369,289

 

 

$

(303,550

)

 

$

65,739

 

 

$

334,173

 

 

$

(284,070

)

 

$

50,103

 

 

Acquired customer contracts and software as of September 30, 2024 include the assets acquired as part of the acquisitions discussed in Note 5.

The total amortization expense related to other intangible assets for the third quarters of 2024 and 2023 was $7.1 million and $6.4 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $18.8 million and $19.5 million, respectively. Based on the September 30, 2024 net carrying value of our intangible assets, the estimated total amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years ending December 31 is: 2024 - $25.7 million; 2025 - $21.9 million; 2026 - $15.1 million; 2027 - $7.0 million; and 2028 - $4.3 million.

Customer Contract Costs. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying values of our customer contract cost assets, related to those contracts with a contractual term greater than one year, were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Net Amount

 

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Net Amount

 

Customer contract costs

 

$

107,131

 

 

$

(46,641

)

 

$

60,490

 

 

$

96,515

 

 

$

(42,094

)

 

$

54,421

 

The total amortization expense related to customer contract costs for the third quarters of 2024 and 2023 was $5.4 million and $5.0 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $16.1 million and $14.4 million, respectively.