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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | s of December 31, goodwill was as follows:
Goodwill | Global Integrated Agencies |  | Domestic Creative Agencies |  | Specialist Communications |  | Media Services |  | All Other |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 350,716 |  |  | $ | 36,762 |  |  | $ | 78,691 |  |  | $ | 176,686 |  |  | $ | 201,904 |  |  | $ | 844,759 |
Acquired goodwill | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Disposition | (964 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16,629 | ) |  | — |  |  | (17,593 | )
Impairment loss recognized | (2,741 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (497 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,238 | )
Transfer of goodwill between segments | 6,371 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 497 |  |  | (6,868 | ) |  | — |
Foreign currency translation | 5,689 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,085 |  |  | 12,007 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 359,071 |  |  | $ | 36,980 |  |  | $ | 78,706 |  |  | $ | 160,057 |  |  | $ | 201,121 |  |  | $ | 835,935 |
Acquired goodwill | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,816 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,776 |  |  | 37,592 |
Impairment loss recognized | (17,828 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (52,041 | ) |  | (4,691 | ) |  | (74,560 | )
Transfer of goodwill between segments | 17,081 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,773 |  |  | (22,920 | ) |  | — |
Transfer of goodwill to asset held for sale (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (45,224 | ) |  | (45,224 | )
Foreign currency translation | (5,169 | ) |  | (266 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | (443 | ) |  | (6,891 | ) |  | (12,788 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | 353,155 |  |  | $ | 38,780 |  |  | $ | 83,503 |  |  | $ | 111,346 |  |  | $ | 154,171 |  |  | $ | 740,955 |
(1) See Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information. The Company recognized an impairment of goodwill and other assets of $80,057 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. The impairment primarily consists of the write-down of goodwill equal to the excess carrying value above the fair value of three reporting units, one in each of the Global Integrated Agencies reportable segment, the Media Services reportable segment and within the All Other category. The impairment of goodwill was in connection with the Company’s interim and annual impairment tests performed in 2018. See below for information regarding an impairment of a tradename. The Company recognized an impairment of goodwill and other assets of $4,415 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. The impairment primarily consists of the write-down of goodwill equal to the excess carrying value above the fair value of two reporting units, one in each of the Global Integrated Agencies reportable segment and the Media Services reportable segment.The impairment of goodwill was in connection with the Company’s annual impairment test performed in 2017. The Company recognized an impairment of goodwill of $48,524 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. The impairment was recognized at three reporting units, the Specialist Communications reportable segment, Media Services reportable segment and All Other reportable segment. The impairment of goodwill was in connection with the Company’s interim and annual impairment tests performed in 2016. The total accumulated goodwill impairment charges are $173,205 through December 31, 2018. As of December 31, the gross and net amounts of acquired intangible assets other than goodwill were as follows:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31,
Intangible Assets |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Trademarks (indefinite life) |  | $ | 14,600 |  |  | $ | 17,780 |
Customer relationships – gross |  | $ | 93,296 |  |  | $ | 102,325 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | (59,144 | ) |  | (73,767 | )
Customer relationships – net |  | $ | 34,152 |  |  | $ | 28,558 |
Other intangibles – gross |  | $ | 40,803 |  |  | $ | 37,273 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | (21,790 | ) |  | (13,006 | )
Other intangibles – net |  | $ | 19,013 |  |  | $ | 24,267 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 148,699 |  |  | $ | 157,378 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | (80,934 | ) |  | (86,773 | )
Total intangible assets – net |  | $ | 67,765 |  |  | $ | 70,605 |
In 2018, the Company recognized the full write-down of a trademark totaling $3,180 for a reporting unit within the Global Integrated Agencies reportable segment. The tradename is no longer in active use given its merger with another reporting unit. See Note 16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to the merger. The weighted average amortization period for customer relationships is six years and other intangible assets is eight years. In total, the weighted average amortization period is seven years. Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 was $17,290, $17,125, and $21,726, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the five succeeding years is as follows:
Year |  | Amortization
2019 |  | $ | 12,257 |
2020 |  | 9,601 |
2021 |  | 8,220 |
2022 |  | 7,666 |
2023 and thereafter |  | 15,421 |

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