Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, by reportable business segment, were as follows:



	Fluid & Metering Technologies			Health & Science Technologies			Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	524,149		$	563,465		$	233,663		$	1,321,277
Foreign currency translation	(6,914		)	(6,517		)	(9,178		)	(22,609		)
Acquisitions	67,970			43,760			—			111,730
Disposition of business⁽¹⁾	—			(10,213		)	—			(10,213		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	585,205		$	590,495		$	224,485		$	1,400,185

⁽¹⁾Amount reflects goodwill allocated to Ismatec upon its disposition, based on the fair value of this business relative to the remaining entities within the Scientific Fluidics reporting unit.

ASC 350 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Annually on October 31, goodwill and other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment. The Company did not consider there to be any triggering event that would require an interim impairment assessment, therefore none of the goodwill or other acquired intangible assets with indefinite lives were tested for impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Based on the results of our annual impairment test at October 31, 2014, all reporting units had a fair value that was more than 100% greater than the carrying value, except for our IDEX Optics and Photonics (“IOP”) reporting unit, which had a fair value approximately 15% greater than the carrying value.

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	At September 30, 2015								At December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Weighted Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortized intangible assets:
Patents	$	10,117	$	(5,941	)	$	4,176	11	$	10,016	$	(5,313	)	$	4,703
Trade names	111,537		(37,168		)	74,369		16	104,118		(32,881		)	71,237
Customer relationships	258,883		(138,145		)	120,738		11	222,486		(126,193		)	96,293
Non-compete agreements	813		(775		)	38		3	840		(636		)	204
Unpatented technology	78,613		(40,249		)	38,364		10	69,760		(35,165		)	34,595
Other	6,557		(5,420		)	1,137		10	7,034		(5,002		)	2,032
Total amortized intangible assets	466,520		(227,698		)	238,822			414,254		(205,190		)	209,064
Unamortized intangible assets:
Banjo trade name	62,100		—			62,100			62,100		—			62,100
Total intangible assets	$	528,620	$	(227,698	)	$	300,922		$	476,354	$	(205,190	)	$	271,164

The unamortized Banjo trade name is an indefinite lived intangible asset which is tested for impairment on an annual basis in accordance with ASC 350 or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.

- 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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