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OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [ABSTRACT] |
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS | (8) OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Other intangible assets which are included in Other long-term assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | Amortization and Impairment |  |  | Acquisitions or Disposals |  |  | Effect of Foreign Currency |  |  | December 31, 2011
Customer relationships, gross | $ | 16,600 |  | $ | - |  |  | 11,700 |  |  | (1,547) |  | $ | 26,753
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| accumulated amortization |  | (3,371) |  |  | (2,318) |  |  | - |  |  | (262) |  |  | (5,951)
Other intangible assets, gross |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2,600 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,600
Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| accumulated amortization |  | - |  |  | (1,225) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (1,225)
Trade name - indefinite life |  | 8,200 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,300 |  |  | - |  |  | 11,500
| Other intangible assets, net | $ | 21,429 |  | $ | (3,543) |  | $ | 17,600 |  | $ | (1,809) |  | $ | 33,677
|  |  | December 31, 2009 |  |  | Amortization and Impairment |  |  | Acquisitions or Disposals |  |  | Effect of Foreign Currency |  |  | December 31, 2010
Customer relationships, gross | $ | 7,300 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 9,300 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 16,600
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| accumulated amortization |  | (2,555) |  |  | (816) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (3,371)
Trade name - indefinite life |  | 1,800 |  |  | - |  |  | 6,400 |  |  | - |  |  | 8,200
| Other intangible assets, net | $ | 6,545 |  | $ | (816) |  | $ | 15,700 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 21,429
Customer relationships are being amortized over a weighted average useful life of 10.1 years and other intangible assets are being amortized over a weighted average useful life of 2.1 years. Amortization expense related to intangib le assets was $3.5 million, $0.8 million and $1.1 million f or the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In the year ended 2009, the Company recognized $0.6 million in impairment losses related to its customer relationships intangible asset due to the loss of a significant customer in the International BPO segment. The impairment loss was equivalent to the remaining net carrying value of the particular asset a t the time of t he impairment. E xpected future amortization of o ther i ntangible a ssets as of December 31, 2011 i s as follows (amounts in thousands):
2012 |  | $ | 3,382
2013 |  |  | 3,007
2014 |  |  | 2,978
2015 |  |  | 2,664
2016 |  |  | 2,299
Thereafter |  |  | 7,847
| Total |  | $ | 22,177

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