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Other intangible assets, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other intangible assets, net - (Tables) [Abstract] |
Other Intangible Assets Table |
(6) | Other intangible assets, net
|  | Cost |  | Accum. amort. |  | Net book value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related intangibles |  | $ | 960,013 |  | $ | (235,885 | ) | $ | 724,128 |
Unpatented technology |  |  | 175,819 |  |  | (54,376 | ) |  | 121,443 |
Software |  |  | 49,095 |  |  | (30,182 | ) |  | 18,913 |
Patents and other protective rights |  |  | 25,505 |  |  | (15,292 | ) |  | 10,213 |
Trade secrets |  |  | 1,604 |  |  | (1,174 | ) |  | 430 |
Assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 229,386 |  |  | - |  |  | 229,386 |
Balances at December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 1,441,422 |  | $ | (336,909 | ) | $ | 1,104,513 |
Assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related intangibles |  | $ | 1,022,134 |  | $ | (302,156 | ) | $ | 719,978 |
Unpatented technology |  |  | 193,915 |  |  | (72,358 | ) |  | 121,557 |
Software |  |  | 49,395 |  |  | (35,833 | ) |  | 13,562 |
Patents and other protective rights |  |  | 25,398 |  |  | (17,699 | ) |  | 7,699 |
Trade secrets |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | (1,361 | ) |  | 139 |
Assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 231,207 |  |  | - |  |  | 231,207 |
Balances at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 1,523,549 |  | $ | (429,407 | ) | $ | 1,094,142 |
Amortization expense of other intangible assets was $97.9 million, $83.7 million, and $66.8 million during the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense is expected to be $93.3 million in 2012, $90.3 million in 2013, $82.6 million in 2014, $68.8 million in 2015 and $66.0 million in 2016.

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- Definition Disclosure of other intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization as applicable. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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