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GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Capitalized Software Development Costs [Table Text Block]
Capitalized software costs included in “other assets” consisted of the following at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Capitalized software costs (a)
$
6,876

 
$
(4,730
)
 
$
2,146

 
$
7,285

 
$
(5,644
)
 
$
1,641


(a)
During 2011, the Company wrote-off fully amortized capitalized software costs with gross values of approximately $2.1 million.
Goodwill resulting from acquisitions
Goodwill resulting from the Company's acquisitions consisted of the following at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Goodwill acquired
$
418,298

 
$
418,897

 
$
399,095

Accumulated impairment losses
(171,900
)
 
(171,900
)
 
(171,900
)
Goodwill
$
246,398

 
$
246,997

 
$
227,195
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Total
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2009
$
227,195

Blue Order acquisition purchase accounting allocation
9,816

Euphonix acquisition purchase accounting allocation
10,525

Foreign exchange and other adjustments
(539
)
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2010
246,997

Blue Order acquisition purchase accounting allocation adjustment
(105
)
Euphonix acquisition purchase accounting allocation adjustment
(176
)
Foreign exchange adjustments
(318
)
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2011
$
246,398
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets
Amortizing identifiable intangible assets related to the Company's acquisitions consisted of the following at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Completed technologies and patents (a)
$
74,624

 
$
(70,536
)
 
$
4,088

 
$
74,820

 
$
(68,026
)
 
$
6,794

Customer relationships (a)
68,226

 
(54,396
)
 
13,830

 
68,330

 
(47,344
)
 
20,986

Trade names (a)
14,763

 
(14,577
)
 
186

 
14,772

 
(13,737
)
 
1,035

License agreements (a)
560

 
(560
)
 
—

 
560

 
(560
)
 
—

Non-compete covenants (a) (b)
1,368

 
(948
)
 
420

 
1,576

 
(641
)
 
935

 
$
159,541

 
$
(141,017
)
 
$
18,524

 
$
160,058

 
$
(130,308
)
 
$
29,750


(a)
The December 31, 2011 net amounts include immaterial foreign currency translation changes from the December 31, 2010 amounts.
(b)
During 2011, the Company wrote-off a fully amortized non-compete agreement with a gross value of approximately $0.2 million.