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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill
The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 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 acquired (Note 4)41,152 — 41,152 44,400 85,552 
Goodwill removed due to sale of businesses (1)
— (50,276)(50,276)— (50,276)
Goodwill impairment (2)
— (32,629)(32,629)— (32,629)
Purchase accounting adjustments (3)
— 505 505 (1,468)(963)
Foreign exchange translation(3,462)(3,890)(7,352)(430)(7,782)
Balance as of September 30, 2021$463,161 $412,735 $875,896 $985,436 $1,861,332 

(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 removed in connection with this sale and on September 17, 2021, the Company sold certain of its B2B Backup assets which resulted in $49.0 million of goodwill being removed in connection with the sale (see Note 6 - Dispositions).

(2) During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company had an impairment to goodwill of $32.6 million in connection with certain B2B Backup assets.

(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 September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 as follows (in thousands):
September 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
Trade names$27,412 $27,460 
Other4,317 4,329 
Total$31,729 $31,789 
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
As of September 30, 2021, intangible assets subject to amortization relate primarily to the following (in thousands):
Weighted-Average
  Amortization
Period
Historical
Cost
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Trade names9.7 years$258,382 $107,472 $150,910 
Patent and patent licenses5.4 years67,962 67,250 712 
Customer relationships (1)
8.6 years764,852 462,955 301,897 
Other purchased intangibles4.2 years468,934 313,020 155,914 
Total$1,560,130 $950,697 $609,433 

(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.