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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for 2012 and 2011, by business segment, were as follows:
|  | Fluid & Metering Technologies |  |  | Health & Science Technologies |  |  | Fire & Safety/ Diversified Products |  |  | Total |
Goodwill |  | $ | 551,064 |  |  | $ | 418,776 |  |  | $ | 273,910 |  |  | $ | 1,243,750 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (6,659 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (30,090 | ) |  |  | (36,749 | )
Balance at January 1, 2011(1) |  |  | 544,405 |  |  |  | 418,776 |  |  |  | 243,820 |  |  |  | 1,207,001 |
Acquisition adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | 434 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 434 |
Acquisitions (Note 12) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 231,189 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 231,189 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (2,765 | ) |  |  | (1,493 | ) |  |  | (3,000 | ) |  |  | (7,258 | )
Balance at December 31, 2011(1) |  |  | 541,640 |  |  |  | 648,906 |  |  |  | 240,820 |  |  |  | 1,431,366 |
Acquisition adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,424 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,424 |
Acquisitions (Note 12) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50,387 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50,387 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 3,406 |  |  |  | 2,307 |  |  |  | 3,378 |  |  |  | 9,091 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | (20,721 | ) |  |  | (149,820 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (170,541 | )
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 524,325 |  |  | $ | 553,204 |  |  | $ | 244,198 |  |  | $ | 1,321,727 |
(1) | Revised to reflect the movement of the Dispensing Equipment segment to the Fire & Safety/Diversified Products segment and the transfer of $20.6 million of goodwill related to the movement of our Trebor business unit from the Health & Science Technologies segment to the Fluid & Metering Technologies segment.
Schedule of Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization For Each Major Class of Intangible Asset | The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset at December 31, 2012 and 2011:
|  | At December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  | At December 31, 2011 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Weighted Average Life |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
|  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | $ | 10,650 |  |  | $ | (4,273 | ) |  | $ | 6,377 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  | $ | 11,506 |  |  | $ | (4,315 | ) |  | $ | 7,191 |
Trade names |  |  | 103,113 |  |  |  | (21,603 | ) |  |  | 81,510 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 72,823 |  |  |  | (18,205 | ) |  |  | 54,618 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 230,196 |  |  |  | (93,273 | ) |  |  | 136,923 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 221,076 |  |  |  | (69,280 | ) |  |  | 151,796 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 3,505 |  |  |  | (2,827 | ) |  |  | 678 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4,801 |  |  |  | (4,053 | ) |  |  | 748 |
Unpatented technology |  |  | 74,758 |  |  |  | (24,211 | ) |  |  | 50,547 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 70,741 |  |  |  | (15,617 | ) |  |  | 55,124 |
Other |  |  | 6,841 |  |  |  | (3,604 | ) |  |  | 3,237 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 6,793 |  |  |  | (3,156 | ) |  |  | 3,637 |
Total amortizable intangible assets |  |  | 429,063 |  |  |  | (149,791 | ) |  |  | 279,272 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387,740 |  |  |  | (114,626 | ) |  |  | 273,114 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banjo trade name |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,100 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62,100 |
CVI Melles Griot trade name |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,008 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 47,008 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 491,163 |  |  | $ | (149,791 | ) |  | $ | 341,372 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 496,848 |  |  | $ | (114,626 | ) |  | $ | 382,222 |

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