Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | June 30, 2016 | | | | December 31, 2015 | | Life | (a) | | | (in thousands) | | | | Amortizable intangible assets: | | Gross | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | | Gross | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | | Existing technology | $ | 15,731 | | $ | (11,807) | | | $ | 16,022 | | $ | (11,686) | | 7.2 | Years | Trade names | | 7,666 | | | (3,336) | | | | 7,636 | | | (3,076) | | 8.5 | Years | Distribution agreements/customer relationships | | 23,756 | | | (12,506) | | | | 23,676 | | | (11,849) | | 9.5 | Years | Patents | | 222 | | | (109) | | | | 245 | | | (96) | | 2.7 | Years | Total amortizable intangible assets | | 47,375 | | $ | (27,758) | | | | 47,579 | | $ | (26,707) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Goodwill | | 39,735 | | | | | | | 40,357 | | | | | | | Other indefinite-lived intangible assets | | 1,225 | | | | | | | 1,223 | | | | | | | Total goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets | | 40,960 | | | | | | | 41,580 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total intangible assets, gross | $ | 88,335 | | | | | | $ | 89,159 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (a) Weighted average life as of June 30, 2016. | |
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