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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
(5)Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying value of goodwill by segment was as follows (in thousands):

 
 
Industrial
Technology
  
Energy Systems
and Controls
  
Medical and
Scientific Imaging
  
RF Technology
  
Total
 
Balances at December 31, 2012
 
$
421,755
  
$
404,057
  
$
1,772,402
  
$
1,270,643
  
$
3,868,857
 
Goodwill acquired
  
-
   
27,944
   
680,732
   
-
   
708,676
 
Currency translation adjustments
  
3,746
   
198
   
(13,345
)
  
(76
)
  
(9,477
)
Reclassifications and other
  
-
   
2,498
   
(4,283
)
  
(16,273
)
  
(18,058
)
Balances at December 31, 2013
 
$
425,501
  
$
434,697
  
$
2,435,506
  
$
1,254,294
  
$
4,549,998
 
Goodwill acquired
  
-
   
-
   
174,347
   
33,596
   
207,943
 
Currency translation adjustments
  
(16,537
)
  
(8,002
)
  
(18,847
)
  
(7,102
)
  
(50,488
)
Reclassifications and other
  
-
   
(112
)
  
3,350
   
-
   
3,238
 
Balances at December 31, 2014
 
$
408,964
  
$
426,583
  
$
2,594,356
  
$
1,280,788
  
$
4,710,691
 

Reclassifications and other during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were due primarily to immaterial out of period corrections of tax adjustments for Sunquest and TransCore, respectively, that were not material in the current or prior periods.  See Note 2 for information regarding acquisitions.

Other intangible assets were comprised of (in thousands):
 
 
 
Cost
  
Accum. amort.
  
Net book value
 
Assets subject to amortization:
 
  
  
 
Customer related intangibles
 
$
1,936,336
  
$
(464,018
)
 
$
1,472,318
 
Unpatented technology
  
216,044
   
(120,091
)
  
95,953
 
Software
  
160,618
   
(58,084
)
  
102,534
 
Patents and other protective rights
  
31,394
   
(21,922
)
  
9,472
 
Trade names
  
656
   
(16
)
  
640
 
Assets not subject to amortization:
            
Trade names
  
358,219
   
-
   
358,219
 
Balances at December 31, 2013
 
$
2,703,267
  
$
(664,131
)
 
$
2,039,136
 
 
            
Assets subject to amortization:
            
Customer related intangibles
 
$
1,975,334
  
$
(543,594
)
 
$
1,431,740
 
Unpatented technology
  
217,260
   
(134,702
)
  
82,558
 
Software
  
156,449
   
(62,882
)
  
93,567
 
Patents and other protective rights
  
26,463
   
(18,325
)
  
8,138
 
Backlog
  
1,100
   
(443
)
  
657
 
Trade names
  
622
   
(72
)
  
550
 
Assets not subject to amortization:
            
Trade names
  
361,519
   
-
   
361,519
 
Balances at December 31, 2014
 
$
2,738,747
  
$
(760,018
)
 
$
1,978,729
 

Amortization expense of other intangible assets was $153 million, $147 million, and $113 million during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Amortization expense is expected to be $147 million in 2015, $143 million in 2016, $132 million in 2017, $125 million in 2018 and $119 million in 2019.