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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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):
|  | Medical & Scientific Imaging |  |  | RF Technology |  |  | Industrial Technology |  |  | Energy Systems & Controls |  |  | Total |
Balances at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 2,435,506 |  |  | $ | 1,254,294 |  |  | $ | 425,501 |  |  | $ | 434,697 |  |  | $ | 4,549,998 |
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 174,347 |  |  |  | 33,596 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 207,943 |
Currency translation adjustments |  |  | (18,847 | ) |  |  | (7,102 | ) |  |  | (16,537 | ) |  |  | (8,002 | ) |  |  | (50,488 | )
Reclassifications and other |  |  | 3,350 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (112 | ) |  |  | 3,238 |
Balances at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 2,594,356 |  |  | $ | 1,280,788 |  |  | $ | 408,964 |  |  | $ | 426,583 |  |  | $ | 4,710,691 |
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 476,106 |  |  |  | 720,345 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,196,451 |
Goodwill written off related to divestiture of business |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (20,524 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (20,524 | )
Currency translation adjustments |  |  | (31,556 | ) |  |  | (7,667 | ) |  |  | (14,407 | ) |  |  | (8,386 | ) |  |  | (62,016 | )
Reclassifications and other |  |  | 291 |  |  |  | (167 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 124 |
Balances at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 3,039,197 |  |  | $ | 1,993,299 |  |  | $ | 374,033 |  |  | $ | 418,197 |  |  | $ | 5,824,726 |
Reclassifications and other during the year ended December 31, 2015 were due primarily to tax and intangible adjustments for 2014 acquisitions, and during the year ended December 31, 2014 were due primarily to immaterial out of period corrections of tax adjustments for Sunquest that were not material in the current or prior periods. See Note 2 for information regarding acquisitions and divestitures. Other intangible assets were comprised of (in thousands):
|  | Cost |  |  | Accum. amort. |  |  | Net book value |
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 |
Assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related intangibles |  | $ | 2,448,509 |  |  | $ | (602,615 | ) |  | $ | 1,845,894 |
Unpatented technology |  |  | 270,170 |  |  |  | (117,405 | ) |  |  | 152,765 |
Software |  |  | 161,201 |  |  |  | (44,298 | ) |  |  | 116,903 |
Patents and other protective rights |  |  | 24,160 |  |  |  | (18,659 | ) |  |  | 5,501 |
Backlog |  |  | 700 |  |  |  | (700 | ) |  |  | - |
Trade names |  |  | 595 |  |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | 473 |
Assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 407,460 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 407,460 |
Balances at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 3,312,795 |  |  | $ | (783,799 | ) |  | $ | 2,528,996 |
Amortization expense of other intangible assets was $164 million, $153 million, and $147 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization expense is expected to be $188 million in 2016, $178 million in 2017, $170 million in 2018, $162 million in 2019 and $156 million in 2020.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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