Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reportable business segment follow:



(in millions)	U.S. Packaging Segment			Rest of World Packaging		Total
Reported balance at December 31, 2017	$	633.1		$	219.6	$	852.7
Currency translation	(0.3		)	3.7		3.4
Reported balance at March 31, 2018	$	632.8		$	223.3	$	856.1

Accumulated goodwill impairment losses were $196.6 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 related to the Latin America Packaging segment.

The components of other intangible assets follow:



	March 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
(in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Contract based	$	10.4	$	(1.9	)	$	9.9	$	(1.6	)
Technology based	79.8		(57.7		)	79.7		(56.6		)
Marketing related	14.0		(9.4		)	14.1		(9.3		)
Customer based	211.6		(107.7		)	210.1		(104.0		)
Reported balance	$	315.8	$	(176.7	)	$	313.8	$	(171.5	)

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $4.2 million during the first three months of 2018 and 2017. Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets follows:



(in millions)	Amortization
Remainder of 2018	$	12.7
2019	16.9
2020	16.7
2021	16.1
2022	15.9
2023	14.3

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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