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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill
The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
Fax and MartechVoice, Backup, Security and CPPTotal Cloud ServicesDigital MediaConsolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2021$425,471 $499,025 $924,496 $942,934 $1,867,430 
Goodwill written off related to sale of a business (1)
— (1,339)(1,339)— (1,339)
Goodwill reclassified to noncurrent assets held for sale (2)
— (86,389)(86,389)— (86,389)
Purchase accounting adjustments (3)
— 254 254 2,536 2,790 
Foreign exchange translation(2,923)(1,635)(4,558)(189)(4,747)
Balance as of March 31, 2021$422,548 $409,916 $832,464 $945,281 $1,777,745 
(1) On February 9, 2021, in a cash transaction, the Company sold certain of its Voice assets in the United Kingdom which resulted in $1.3 million of goodwill being written off in connection with this sale (see Note 6 - Assets Held for Sale).

(2) During the first quarter of 2021, the Company reclassified $86.4 million of goodwill to noncurrent assets held for sale in connection with certain B2B Backup assets (see Note 6 - Assets Held for Sale).

(3) Purchase accounting adjustments relate to measurement period adjustments to goodwill in connection with prior business acquisitions (see Note 4 - Business Acquisitions).
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives
Intangible assets are summarized as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 as follows (in thousands):
March 31,
2021		December 31,
2020
Trade names$27,416 $27,460 
Other4,318 4,329 
Total$31,734 $31,789 
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
As of March 31, 2021, intangible assets subject to amortization relate primarily to the following (in thousands):
Weighted-Average
  Amortization
Period		Historical
Cost		Accumulated
Amortization		Net
Trade names9.8 years$258,338 $104,344 $153,994 
Patent and patent licenses5.5 years67,951 67,070 881 
Customer relationships (1)
8.0 years837,933 488,132 349,801 
Other purchased intangibles4.3 years433,614 280,463 153,151 
Total$1,597,836 $940,009 $657,827 
(1) Historically, the Company has amortized its customer relationship assets in a pattern that best reflects the pace at which the asset’s benefits are consumed. This pattern results in a substantial majority of the amortization expense being recognized in the first 4 to 5 years, despite the overall life of the asset.

As of December 31, 2020, intangible assets subject to amortization relate primarily to the following (in thousands):
Weighted-Average
  Amortization
Period
Historical
Cost		Accumulated
Amortization		Net
Trade names10.0 years$260,715 $100,273 $160,442 
Patent and patent licenses5.5 years67,980 66,964 1,016 
Customer relationships (1)
8.0 years848,875 471,681 377,194 
Other purchased intangibles4.3 years436,352 265,224 171,128 
Total$1,613,922 $904,142 $709,780 
(1) Historically, the Company has amortized its customer relationship assets in a pattern that best reflects the pace at which the asset’s benefits are consumed. This pattern results in a substantial majority of the amortization expense being recognized in the first 4 to 5 years, despite the overall life of the asset.