Intangibles

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Intangibles [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

The components of intangibles, net as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

		2015				2014
	Original life in years	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Acquired trade secrets	2-20	$	3,065	$	1,086	$	1,388	$	878
Acquired patents and trademarks	4-10	7,869		4,677		6,854		1,601
Agreements not to compete	3-5	894		586		3,849		3,492
Acquired trade names	Indefinite	4,562		—		4,522		—
Total intangibles, net		$	16,390	$	6,349	$	16,613	$	5,971

Our estimated amortization expense relating to these intangibles for the next five years is summarized in the following table (in thousands):

2016	$	850
2017	$	697
2018	$	657
2019	$	608
2020	$	533