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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | 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, 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 |
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 166,768 |  |  |  | 2,710,223 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,876,991 |
Currency translation adjustments |  |  | (19,100 | ) |  |  | (15,118 | ) |  |  | (10,055 | ) |  |  | (7,774 | ) |  |  | (52,047 | )
Reclassifications and other |  |  | (1,794 | ) |  |  | (734 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,528 | )
Balances at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 3,185,071 |  |  | $ | 4,687,670 |  |  | $ | 363,978 |  |  | $ | 410,423 |  |  | $ | 8,647,142 |
Other Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets were comprised of (in thousands):
|  | Cost |  |  | Accum. amort. |  |  | Net book value |
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 |
Assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related intangibles |  | $ | 3,272,081 |  |  | $ | (712,718 | ) |  | $ | 2,559,363 |
Unpatented technology |  |  | 462,152 |  |  |  | (144,025 | ) |  |  | 318,127 |
Software |  |  | 184,761 |  |  |  | (56,882 | ) |  |  | 127,879 |
Patents and other protective rights |  |  | 24,656 |  |  |  | (20,399 | ) |  |  | 4,257 |
Trade names |  |  | 6,591 |  |  |  | (653 | ) |  |  | 5,938 |
Assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 578,279 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 578,279 |
In process research and development |  |  | 62,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 62,000 |
Balances at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 4,590,520 |  |  | $ | (934,677 | ) |  | $ | 3,655,843 |

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