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Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill.  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

NOTE 9—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The following table shows the annual changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2019:

Latex

Synthetic

Performance

Americas

 

    

Binders

    

Rubber

    

Plastics

    

Polystyrene

    

Feedstocks

    

Styrenics

    

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

    

$

16.5

$

11.7

$

39.6

$

4.7

$

$

$

72.5

Foreign currency impact

 

(0.6)

(0.4)

(2.3)

(0.2)

(3.5)

Balance at December 31, 2018

$

15.9

$

11.3

$

37.3

$

4.5

$

$

$

69.0

Foreign currency impact

 

(0.3)

(0.3)

(0.6)

(0.1)

 

(1.3)

Balance at December 31, 2019

$

15.6

$

11.0

$

36.7

$

4.4

$

$

$

67.7

Goodwill impairment testing is performed annually as of October 1. In 2019, the Company performed its annual impairment test for goodwill and determined that the estimated fair value of each reporting unit was in excess of the carrying value indicating that none of the Company’s goodwill was impaired. The Company concluded there were no goodwill impairments or triggering events for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

 

Other Intangible Assets

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s other intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

 

Estimated Useful

Gross Carrying

Accumulated

Gross Carrying

Accumulated

 

   

Life (Years)

   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Net

   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Net

 

Developed technology

9 - 15

$

188.6

$

(117.2)

$

71.4

$

192.3

$

(105.6)

$

86.7

Customer Relationships

 

19

 

13.8

 

(1.8)

 

12.0

 

14.1

 

(1.1)

 

13.0

Manufacturing Capacity Rights

 

6

 

22.1

 

(20.0)

 

2.1

 

21.8

 

(16.8)

 

5.0

Software

 

5 - 10

 

119.2

 

(50.0)

 

69.2

 

101.9

 

(35.3)

 

66.6

Software in development

 

N/A

 

34.7

 

 

34.7

 

17.2

 

 

17.2

Other

 

3

 

4.3

 

(2.2)

 

2.1

 

3.9

 

(1.3)

 

2.6

Total

$

382.7

$

(191.2)

$

191.5

$

351.2

$

(160.1)

$

191.1

Amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets totaled $33.0 million, $29.7 million, and $27.0 million, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

The following table details the Company’s estimated amortization expense for the next five years, excluding any amortization expense related to software currently in development:

Estimated Amortization Expense for the Next Five Years

 

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

 

$

30.6

    

$

26.6

    

$

25.7

    

$

25.3

    

$

24.9