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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company tests goodwill for impairment on the first day of the Company's fourth fiscal quarter each year, or more frequently should circumstances change or events occur that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The annual qualitative and quantitative assessment tests performed in the three years ended December 31, 2025 indicated there was no goodwill impairment.
There was no change in the net carrying amount of goodwill as of December 31, 2024. The change in the net carrying amount of goodwill as of December 31, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2024$1,656,926 
Acquisition20,228 
Balance at December 31, 2025$1,677,154 
Other identifiable intangible assets consist of the following:
As of December 31, 2025As of December 31, 2024
(In thousands)Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying AmountGross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying Amount
Contract backlogs and recompetes$395,800 $(287,235)$108,565 $393,300 $(210,084)$183,216 
Customer contracts182,705 (51,510)131,195 177,722 (37,870)139,852 
Trade names and other1,100 (1,100)— 1,260 (1,260)— 
Total intangible assets$579,605 $(339,845)$239,760 $572,282 $(249,214)$323,068 
Intangible amortization expense was approximately $90.6 million, $90.8 million, and $90.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the weighted-average intangible asset amortization period was 6.8 years.
The estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:
(In thousands)Amortization
2026$91,785 
202721,024 
202818,522 
202917,444 
203017,358 
After 203073,627 
Total$239,760