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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL |
Schedule of Intangible assets | ​
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​ | ​ | September 30, 2021 | ​ |
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |
​ |  | Assets |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortization Life and Method
​ | ​ | (in thousands) | ​ |
Tradenames | ​ | $ | 32,895 | ​ | $ | (29,445) | ​ | $ | 3,450 |  | 8‑15 years—straight line
Collector database | ​ |  | 55,205 | ​ |  | (55,075) | ​ |  | 130 |  | 5 years—straight line
Total intangible assets | ​ | $ | 88,100 | ​ | $ | (84,520) | ​ | $ | 3,580 | ​ | ​
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​ | ​ | December 31, 2020 |  | ​
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | Accumulated | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​
​ |  | Assets |  | Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortization Life and Method
​ | ​ | (in thousands) | ​ |
Customer contracts |  | $ | 354,242 |  | $ | (354,242) |  | $ | — | ​ | 7 years—straight line
Tradenames | ​ | ​ | 34,691 | ​ | ​ | (30,112) | ​ | ​ | 4,579 | ​ | 8‑15 years—straight line
Collector database | ​ | ​ | 54,973 | ​ | ​ | (54,455) | ​ | ​ | 518 | ​ | 5 years—straight line
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 443,906 | ​ | $ | (438,809) | ​ | $ | 5,097 | ​ | ​
Schedule of estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets | ​
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​ | ​ | For the Years Ending
​ |  | December 31,
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021) | ​ | $ | 427
2022 | ​ |  | 1,189
2023 | ​ |  | 1,189
2024 | ​ |  | 610
2025 | ​ |  | 31
Thereafter | ​ |  | 134
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | ​
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​ | ​ | AIR MILES | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Reward Program |  | BrandLoyalty |  | Total
​ |  | (in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2021 | ​ | $ | 193,276 | ​ | $ | 542,622 | ​ | $ | 735,898
Effects of foreign currency translation | ​ |  | 815 | ​ |  | (27,707) | ​ |  | (26,892)
Balance at September 30, 2021 | ​ | $ | 194,091 | ​ | $ | 514,915 | ​ | $ | 709,006

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