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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reportable Segments by Reporting Units | Goodwill was allocable to reporting units included in the Company’s reportable segments, as follows (in thousands):
| Portfolio Purchasing and Recovery |  | Tax Lien Business |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 848,656 |  |  | $ | 49,277 |  |  | $ | 897,933 |
Goodwill acquired | 64,534 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,534 |
Goodwill adjustment(1) | 2,410 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,410 |
Effect of foreign currency translation | (24,696 | ) |  | — |  |  | (24,696 | )
Balance, September 30, 2015 | $ | 890,904 |  |  | $ | 49,277 |  |  | $ | 940,181 |
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(1) | During the first quarter of 2015, the Company completed the valuation study related to the Atlantic Acquisition. Based on the valuation study, the Company has determined that there were additional tax related obligations assumed at the time of the Atlantic Acquisition of approximately $2.4 million. As a result, the goodwill balance was increased by approximately $2.4 million.
Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets | The Company’s acquired intangible assets are summarized as follows (in thousands):
| As of September 30, 2015 |  | As of December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships | $ | 5,816 |  |  | $ | (1,114 | ) |  | $ | 4,702 |  |  | $ | 5,437 |  |  | $ | (743 | ) |  | $ | 4,694 |
Developed technologies | 8,260 |  |  | (3,412 | ) |  | 4,848 |  |  | 8,353 |  |  | (2,194 | ) |  | 6,159 |
Trade name and other | 11,501 |  |  | (3,502 | ) |  | 7,999 |  |  | 10,458 |  |  | (1,709 | ) |  | 8,749 |
Other intangibles—indefinite lived | 1,962 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,962 |  |  | 1,962 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,962 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 27,539 |  |  | $ | (8,028 | ) |  | $ | 19,511 |  |  | $ | 26,210 |  |  | $ | (4,646 | ) |  | $ | 21,564 |

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