Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable operating segments were as follows:



	Energy		Engineered Systems			Fluids			Refrigeration & Food Equipment		Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	1,045,774	$	1,567,216		$	1,413,508		$	536,179	$	4,562,677
Purchase price adjustments	—		(5,313		)	(44,785		)	—		(50,098		)
Disposition of business	—		(27,793		)	—			—		(27,793		)
Foreign currency translation	941		22,030			765			198		23,934
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	1,046,715	$	1,556,140		$	1,369,488		$	536,377	$	4,508,720

As noted in Note 3 — Disposed Operations, the Company completed the sale of its PMI business during the three months ended March 31, 2017. As a result of this sale, the Engineered Systems goodwill balance was reduced by $27,793.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded $50,098 in adjustments for goodwill related to purchase price adjustments principally for deferred tax liabilities and working capital adjustments for 2016 acquisitions.

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of each year and whenever events or circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company re-aligned its reporting units after acquiring four companies in the retail fueling market in 2016, increasing its reporting units from nine to ten. The Company performed the goodwill impairment test for the three reporting units within the Fluids segment impacted by the change, concluding that the fair values of the reporting units were in excess of their carrying values.

The Company’s definite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets by major asset class were as follows:



	March 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer intangibles	$	1,967,835	$	759,061	$	1,208,774	$	1,942,974	$	718,135	$	1,224,839
Trademarks	247,013		60,910		186,103		246,619		56,455		190,164
Patents	158,538		122,633		35,905		157,491		119,828		37,663
Unpatented technologies	157,146		68,791		88,355		155,752		64,648		91,104
Distributor relationships	119,267		47,344		71,923		113,463		44,914		68,549
Drawings & manuals	38,803		24,518		14,285		37,744		23,114		14,630
Other	33,037		21,866		11,171		31,632		21,184		10,448
Total	2,721,639		1,105,123		1,616,516		2,685,675		1,048,278		1,637,397
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trademarks	165,591		—		165,591		165,526		—		165,526
Total intangible assets, net	$	2,887,230	$	1,105,123	$	1,782,107	$	2,851,201	$	1,048,278	$	1,802,923

Amortization expense was $50,880 and $43,574 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

- 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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