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Intangible Assets, net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Intangible Assets, net  
Intangible Assets, net

Note 7. Intangible Assets, net

Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following:

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

Weighted Average

Gross

Gross

Amortizable

Carrying

Accumulated

Carrying

Accumulated

Life in Years

    

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Amount

  

Amortization

(in millions)

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

Covenants not to compete

5.0

$

0.7

$

(0.4)

$

0.8

$

(0.4)

Customer lists/relationships

15.0

710.1

(438.1)

707.3

(393.4)

Software

10.0

8.1

(8.1)

8.1

(8.1)

Other

7.6

1.1

(0.9)

1.0

(0.9)

720.0

(447.5)

717.2

(402.8)

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

Trade names

758.6

757.6

$

1,478.6

$

(447.5)

$

1,474.8

$

(402.8)

During 2018, we recognized impairment losses of $16.5 million and $16.7 million on our trade name and customer relationship intangible assets, respectively, related to one of our energy businesses. See Note 19 — “Impairment and Restructuring Charges” for further discussion of our impairment losses.

Amortization expense for intangible assets amounted to $43.1 million, $45.8 million and $50.6 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Foreign currency translation gains related to intangible assets, net in 2019 were $2.2 million.

The following is a summary of estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years:

(in millions)

2020

$

43.2

2021

41.5

2022

36.7

2023

30.7

2024

27.2