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Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment |
|  | March 30, 2014 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  | Balance January 1, 2014 |  | Acquired During the Period |  | Foreign Currency Translation and Other |  | Balance March 30, 2014 |  | Balance January 1, 2014 |  | Impairment Loss During the Period |  | Balance March 30, 2014 |  | March 30, 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 224.7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (0.4 | ) | $ | 224.3 |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | 199.8 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) |  | 301.3 |  | — |  | (0.1 | ) | 301.2 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 301.2 |
Asia-Pacific |  | 13.3 |  | — |  | (0.4 | ) | 12.9 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 12.9 |
Total |  | $ | 539.3 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (0.9 | ) | $ | 538.4 |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | 513.9 |
|  | March 31, 2013 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  | Balance January 1, 2013 |  | Acquired During the Period |  | Foreign Currency Translation and Other |  | Balance March 31, 2013 |  | Balance January 1, 2013 |  | Impairment Loss During the Period |  | Balance March 31, 2013 |  | March 31, 2013 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 225.6 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (0.3 | ) | $ | 225.3 |  | $ | (24.2 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.2 | ) | $ | 201.1 |
EMEA |  | 289.7 |  | — |  | (8.3 | ) | 281.4 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 281.4 |
Asia-Pacific |  | 12.9 |  | — |  | — |  | 12.9 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 12.9 |
Total |  | $ | 528.2 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (8.6 | ) | $ | 519.6 |  | $ | (24.2 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.2 | ) | $ | 495.4 |
Intangible assets |
|  | March 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
|  | (in millions) |
Patents |  | $ | 16.5 |  | $ | (12.8 | ) | $ | 3.7 |  | $ | 16.6 |  | $ | (12.6 | ) | $ | 4.0 |
Customer relationships |  | 132.9 |  | (79.1 | ) | 53.8 |  | 133.0 |  | (76.4 | ) | 56.6 |
Technology |  | 26.7 |  | (11.4 | ) | 15.3 |  | 26.9 |  | (10.9 | ) | 16.0 |
Trade Names |  | 13.6 |  | (3.3 | ) | 10.3 |  | 13.7 |  | (3.0 | ) | 10.7 |
Other |  | 8.8 |  | (5.6 | ) | 3.2 |  | 8.8 |  | (5.6 | ) | 3.2 |
Total amortizable intangibles |  | 198.5 |  | (112.2 | ) | 86.3 |  | 199.0 |  | (108.5 | ) | 90.5 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | 41.9 |  | — |  | 41.9 |  | 41.9 |  | — |  | 41.9 |
Total |  | $ | 240.4 |  | $ | (112.2 | ) | $ | 128.2 |  | $ | 240.9 |  | $ | (108.5 | ) | $ | 132.4 |
Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to estimate the grant-date fair value of restricted stock units |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Expected life (years) |  | 3.0 |  | 3.0 |
Expected stock price volatility |  | 31.2 | % | 34.1 | %
Expected dividend yield |  | 0.9 | % | 0.9 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.7 | % | 0.4 | %

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