Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net:

Goodwill

Movements in goodwill during 2016 were as follows:



(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)	Goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	941,389
Foreign exchange	4,777
Other	(4,655		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	941,511

The decrease reflected in Other above is the impact of finalizing the purchase price allocation of Lucas Meyer as disclosed in Note 3.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets, net consist of the following amounts:



	September 30,			December 31,
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)	2016			2015
Cost
Customer relationships	$	290,838		$	293,799
Trade names & patents	31,718			34,182
Technological know-how	111,842			112,393
Other	24,088			22,711
Total carrying value	458,486			463,085
Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	(77,935		)	(66,324		)
Trade names & patents	(11,743		)	(10,282		)
Technological know-how	(67,279		)	(65,258		)
Other	(16,921		)	(15,217		)
Total accumulated amortization	(173,878		)	(157,081		)

Other intangible assets, net	$	284,608		$	306,004

Amortization

Amortization expense was $5.5 million and $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively and $16.7 million and $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Annual amortization is expected to be $21.9 million for the full year 2016, $21.5 million for the year 2017, $21.2 million for the year 2018, $20.1 million for the year 2019, $19.4 million for the year 2020 and $15.2 million for the year 2021.

- 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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