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Goodwill and Amortizable Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Amortizable Intangible Assets |
Schedule of Changes in goodwill |
|  | Graduate Program Segment |  | Short Course Segment |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 71,988 |  | $ | 71,988 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | — |  | (7,115 | ) | (7,115 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2018 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 64,873 |  | $ | 64,873 |
Schedule of amortizable intangible assets |
|  |  |  | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | Estimated Average Useful Life (in years) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
|  | (in thousands) |
Capitalized technology |  | 3 |  | $ | 59,549 |  | $ | (12,269 | ) | $ | 47,280 |  | $ | 27,108 |  | $ | (9,486 | ) | $ | 17,622 |
Capitalized content development |  | 4-5 |  | 65,981 |  | (25,988 | ) | 39,993 |  | 55,872 |  | (21,417 | ) | 34,455 |
University client relationships |  | 9 |  | 26,757 |  | (2,973 | ) | 23,784 |  | 29,443 |  | (1,636 | ) | 27,807 |
Trade names and domain names |  | 10 |  | 17,040 |  | (2,035 | ) | 15,005 |  | 12,119 |  | (1,242 | ) | 10,877 |
Total amortizable intangible assets, net |  |  |  | $ | 169,327 |  | $ | (43,265 | ) | $ | 126,062 |  | $ | 124,542 |  | $ | (33,781 | ) | $ | 90,761 |
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets | As of June 30, 2018, the estimated future amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets placed in service is as follows (in thousands):
Remainder of 2018 |  | $ | 12,531 |
2019 |  | 20,973 |
2020 |  | 17,978 |
2021 |  | 13,665 |
2022 |  | 9,924 |
Thereafter |  | 20,362 |
Total |  | $ | 95,433 |

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