Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

A summary of changes in the Company’s goodwill by reportable business segment is as follows (in millions):



	December 31, 2015										September 30, 2016
Segment	Balance		Acquisitions⁽¹⁾		Other Adjustments ⁽²⁾			Foreign Currency			Balance
Writing	$	1,359.0	$	486.6	$	—		$	12.5		$	1,858.1
Home Solutions	361.1		578.4		—			—			939.5
Tools	474.4		249.6		(713.6		)	(1.8		)	8.6
Commercial Products	387.3		239.3		—			(0.6		)	626.0
Baby & Parenting	209.4		375.5		—			4.2			589.1
Branded Consumables	—		3,131.2		—			—			3,131.2
Consumer Solutions	—		614.4		—			—			614.4
Outdoor Solutions	—		2,214.4		(49.1		)	—			2,165.3
Process Solutions	—		503.9		—			—			503.9
	$	2,791.2	$	8,393.3	$	(762.7	)	$	14.3		$	10,436.1


(1)	Amounts primarily represent the preliminary estimate of goodwill attributable to the Jarden Acquisition and the preliminary allocation of goodwill to the Company’s segments.

(2) Includes amounts reclassified to assets held for sale.

In connection with the Jarden Acquisition, the Company acquired intangible assets primarily consisting of trademarks, trade names, customer relationships and distributor channels. Based on the preliminary purchase price allocation, the Company allocated $13,403.3 million of the purchase price for the Jarden Acquisition to identified intangible assets. The preliminary amounts included in the Gross Carrying Amount in the table below attributable to the Jarden Acquisition are as follows: trade names - indefinite life - $9,478.0 million; trade names - other - $246.4 million; capitalized software - $62.8 million; customer relationships & distributor channels - $3,501.5 million; and, other intangible assets - $114.6 million. Intangible assets, net consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):



	September 30, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
Trade names — indefinite life	$	9,957.6	$	—		$	9,957.6	$	653.4	$	—		$	653.4
Trade names — other	286.4		(28.8		)	257.6		46.0		(30.0		)	16.0
Capitalized software	466.5		(238.8		)	227.7		465.6		(252.7		)	212.9
Patents and intellectual property	230.0		(98.0		)	132.0		142.8		(89.9		)	52.9
Customer relationships & distributor channels	3,711.6		(170.6		)	3,541.0		231.9		(104.5		)	127.4
Other	26.4		(9.8		)	16.6		4.2		(3.1		)	1.1
	$	14,678.5	$	(546.0	)	$	14,132.5	$	1,543.9	$	(480.2	)	$	1,063.7

The table below summarizes the Company’s amortization periods for other intangible assets, including capitalized software, as of September 30, 2016:



	Amortization Periods (in years)
Trade names — indefinite life	N/A
Trade names — other	3–30 years
Capitalized software	3–12 years
Patents and intellectual property	3–14 years
Customer relationships & distributor channels	3–30 years
Other	3–5 years

Amortization expense for intangible assets for continuing operations was $75.1 million and $18.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $154.3 million and $57.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

As of September 30, 2016 , the aggregate estimated intangible amortization amounts for the three months ending December 31, 2016 and succeeding four years ending December 31, are as follows (in millions):



2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
$73.2	$311.7	$307.0	$287.1	$235.6

Actual amortization expense to be reported in future periods could differ materially from these estimates as a result of finalizing the purchase price allocation of the Jarden Acquisition, future acquisitions, changes in useful lives and other relevant factors.

- 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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