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Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2015
Accounting Policies |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment |
|  | March 29, 2015 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  | Balance January 1, 2015 |  | Acquired During the Period |  | Foreign Currency Translation and Other |  | Balance March 29, 2015 |  | Balance January 1, 2015 |  | Impairment Loss During the Period |  | Balance March 29, 2015 |  | March 29, 2015 |
|  | (in millions ) |
Americas |  | $ | 398.0 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (0.7 | ) | $ | 397.3 |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | 372.8 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) |  | 265.5 |  | — |  | (26.3 | ) | 239.2 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 239.2 |
Asia-Pacific |  | 12.9 |  | — |  | — |  | 12.9 |  | (12.9 | ) | — |  | (12.9 | ) | — |
Total |  | $ | 676.4 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (27.0 | ) | $ | 649.4 |  | $ | (37.4 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (37.4 | ) | $ | 612.0 |
|  | 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 |
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 |
Intangible assets |
|  | March 29, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
|  | (in millions) |
Patents |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (13.5 | ) | $ | 2.6 |  | $ | 16.2 |  | $ | (13.3 | ) | $ | 2.9 |
Customer relationships |  | 203.5 |  | (91.1 | ) | 112.4 |  | 206.7 |  | (87.5 | ) | 119.2 |
Technology |  | 41.8 |  | (13.8 | ) | 28.0 |  | 42.1 |  | (12.9 | ) | 29.2 |
Trade Names |  | 20.3 |  | (4.6 | ) | 15.7 |  | 20.6 |  | (4.2 | ) | 16.4 |
Other |  | 9.5 |  | (5.7 | ) | 3.8 |  | 9.5 |  | (5.7 | ) | 3.8 |
Total amortizable intangibles |  | 291.2 |  | (128.7 | ) | 162.5 |  | 295.1 |  | (123.6 | ) | 171.5 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | 36.9 |  | — |  | 36.9 |  | 38.6 |  | — |  | 38.6 |
Total |  | $ | 328.1 |  | $ | (128.7 | ) | $ | 199.4 |  | $ | 333.7 |  | $ | (123.6 | ) | $ | 210.1 |
Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to estimate the grant-date fair value of restricted stock units |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Expected life (years) |  | 3.0 |  | 3.0 |
Expected stock price volatility |  | 23.4 | % | 31.2 | %
Expected dividend yield |  | 1.2 | % | 0.9 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.1 | % | 0.7 | %

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