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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net
Goodwill activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019 is as follows (in millions):
 
 
June 30, 2019
Segment
Net Book Value at December 31,
2018
 
Foreign
Exchange
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Impairment
Charges
 
Net Book
Value
Food and Appliances
$
211.2

 
$
0.1

 
$
2,097.5

 
$
(1,886.2
)
 
$
211.3

Home and Outdoor Living
163.8

 
—

 
2,148.8

 
(1,985.0
)
 
163.8

Learning and Development
2,595.2

 
(4.0
)
 
3,437.2

 
(846.0
)
 
2,591.2

 
$
2,970.2

 
$
(3.9
)
 
$
7,683.5

 
$
(4,717.2
)
 
$
2,966.3


Other intangible assets, net are comprised of the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization 
 
Net Book
Value 
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount 
 
Accumulated
Amortization 
 
Net Book
Value 
 
Amortization
Periods
(in years)
Trade names — indefinite life
$
4,089.9

 
$
—

 
$
4,089.9

 
$
4,093.0

 
$
—

 
$
4,093.0

 
N/A
Trade names — other
170.9

 
(43.5
)
 
127.4

 
170.5

 
(36.5
)
 
134.0

 
2-15
Capitalized software
531.3

 
(375.3
)
 
156.0

 
520.0

 
(348.1
)
 
171.9

 
3-12
Patents and intellectual property
134.2

 
(89.3
)
 
44.9

 
136.4

 
(79.2
)
 
57.2

 
3-14
Customer relationships and distributor channels
1,269.9

 
(212.9
)
 
1,057.0

 
1,269.7

 
(180.9
)
 
1,088.8

 
3-30
Other
109.0

 
(88.2
)
 
20.8

 
109.0

 
(74.3
)
 
34.7

 
3-5
 
$
6,305.2

 
$
(809.2
)
 
$
5,496.0

 
$
6,298.6

 
$
(719.0
)
 
$
5,579.6

 
 


Amortization expense for intangible assets for continuing operations was $46.0 million and $48.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $93.1 million and $98.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets for discontinued operations was nil and $9.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and nil and $41.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amortization expense was nil for 2019 as the Company ceased amortizing other finite-lived intangible assets relating to businesses which satisfied the criteria to be classified as held for sale during the second quarter of 2018.

The Company has historically performed its annual goodwill impairment assessment as of the first day of the third fiscal quarter of each year (July 1). During the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company decided to change the date of its annual impairment assessment from July 1 to December 1. The change was made to more closely align the impairment assessment date with the Company’s annual planning and budgeting process as well as its long-term planning and forecasting process. The Company has determined this change in accounting principle is preferable and will not affect the consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to the authoritative accounting literature, in 2019 the Company will perform an impairment assessment as of the first day of its third fiscal quarter of 2019 (July 1) as well as December 1 to ensure that the change in impairment assessment date did not delay or avoid an impairment charge.