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Intangible Assets, net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Intangible Assets, net  
Intangible Assets, net

Note 6. Intangible Assets, net

 

Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

Weighted Average

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Amortizable

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Life in Years

    

Amount

    

Amortization

    

Amount

    

Amortization

 

 

 

(in millions)

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covenants not to compete

4.7

 

$

0.8

 

$

(0.4)

 

$

1.1

 

$

(0.6)

Customer lists/relationships

14.6

 

 

745.0

 

 

(391.3)

 

 

736.7

 

 

(338.9)

Software

10.0

 

 

8.1

 

 

(8.1)

 

 

8.1

 

 

(8.1)

Other

5.4

 

 

6.3

 

 

(5.9)

 

 

6.3

 

 

(5.5)

 

 

 

 

760.2

 

 

(405.7)

 

 

752.2

 

 

(353.1)

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade names

 

 

 

757.6

 

 

 

 

752.2

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,517.8

 

$

(405.7)

 

$

1,504.4

 

$

(353.1)

 

Intangible assets recorded in connection with our 2017 acquisition was $7.4 million (see Note 2 — “Acquisitions”). A total of $3.7 million was allocated to the trade name acquired, which is not subject to amortization.

 

Impairment losses of $36.4 million related to eight of our trade name intangible assets were recognized in 2016. Impairment losses of $21.2 million related to five of our trade name intangible assets and $14.4 million related to two of our customer relationship intangible assets were recognized in 2015. See Note 17 — “Impairment and Restructuring Charges” for further discussion of our impairment losses.

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets amounted to $50.6 million, $54.1 million and $53.7 million in 2017,  2016 and 2015, respectively. Foreign currency translation gains related to intangible assets, net in 2017 were $4.0 million.

 

The following is a summary of estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years:

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

2018

$

46.7

2019

 

46.6

2020

 

46.6

2021

 

42.6

2022

 

34.3