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Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in the Carrying Value of Goodwill by Reportable Segment | A summary of changes in the Company’s carrying value of goodwill by Reportable Segment is as follows:
Goodwill | The Americas Group |  | Consumer Brands Group |  | Performance Coatings Group |  | Consolidated Totals
Balance at January 1, 2017 (1) | $ | 285.4 |  |  | $ | 699.9 |  |  | $ | 141.6 |  |  | $ | 1,126.9 |
Acquisition | 2,276.1 |  |  | 1,473.2 |  |  | 1,925.9 |  |  | 5,675.2 |
Currency and other adjustments | (5.9 | ) |  | 60.1 |  |  | (42.0 | ) |  | 12.2 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 (1) | 2,555.6 |  |  | 2,233.2 |  |  | 2,025.5 |  |  | 6,814.3 |
Acquisition adjustments | (273.9 | ) |  | (413.3 | ) |  | 900.8 |  |  | 213.6 |
Currency and other adjustments | (25.1 | ) |  | (66.1 | ) |  | 20.0 |  |  | (71.2 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 (1) | 2,256.6 |  |  | 1,753.8 |  |  | 2,946.3 |  |  | 6,956.7 |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.2 |  |  | 14.2 |
Currency and other adjustments |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 33.8 |  |  | 33.9 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 (1) | $ | 2,256.6 |  |  | $ | 1,753.9 |  |  | $ | 2,994.3 |  |  | $ | 7,004.8 |
(1) Net of accumulated impairment losses of $19.4 million ($10.5 million in The Americas Group, $8.1 million in the Consumer Brands Group and $0.8 million in the Performance Coatings Group).
Summary of the Carrying Value of Intangible Assets | A summary of the Company’s carrying value of intangible assets is as follows:
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  | Trademarks With Indefinite Lives (1) |  | Total Intangible Assets
| Software |  | Customer Relationships |  | Intellectual Property |  | All Other |  | Subtotal |
December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross | $ | 166.4 |  |  | $ | 3,062.8 |  |  | $ | 1,730.3 |  |  | $ | 312.9 |  |  | $ | 5,272.4 |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization | (134.8 | ) |  | (527.5 | ) |  | (223.5 | ) |  | (260.5 | ) |  | (1,146.3 | ) |  |  |  |
Net value | $ | 31.6 |  |  | $ | 2,535.3 |  |  | $ | 1,506.8 |  |  | $ | 52.4 |  |  | $ | 4,126.1 |  |  | $ | 608.4 |  |  | $ | 4,734.5 |
December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross | $ | 165.2 |  |  | $ | 3,103.7 |  |  | $ | 1,730.3 |  |  | $ | 315.0 |  |  | $ | 5,314.2 |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization | (127.3 | ) |  | (326.3 | ) |  | (137.0 | ) |  | (256.2 | ) |  | (846.8 | ) |  |  |  |
Net value | $ | 37.9 |  |  | $ | 2,777.4 |  |  | $ | 1,593.3 |  |  | $ | 58.8 |  |  | $ | 4,467.4 |  |  | $ | 734.2 |  |  | $ | 5,201.6 |
December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross | $ | 165.0 |  |  | $ | 3,361.7 |  |  | $ | 1,774.0 |  |  | $ | 329.4 |  |  | $ | 5,630.1 |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization | (116.6 | ) |  | (129.6 | ) |  | (51.7 | ) |  | (257.5 | ) |  | (555.4 | ) |  |  |  |
Net value | $ | 48.4 |  |  | $ | 3,232.1 |  |  | $ | 1,722.3 |  |  | $ | 71.9 |  |  | $ | 5,074.7 |  |  | $ | 927.7 |  |  | $ | 6,002.4 |
(1) Trademarks with indefinite lives as of December 31, 2019 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $122.1 million. There were no material accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

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