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Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 02, 2016
Accounting Policies |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment |
|  | October 2, 2016 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  | Balance January 1, 2016 |  | Acquired During the Period |  | Foreign Currency Translation and Other |  | Balance October 2, 2016 |  | Balance January 1, 2016 |  | Impairment Loss During the Period |  | Balance October 2, 2016 |  | October 2, 2016 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 391.2 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | 391.7 |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | 367.2 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) |  | 238.6 |  | — |  | 3.1 |  | 241.7 |  | (129.7 | ) | — |  | (129.7 | ) | 112.0 |
Asia-Pacific |  | 26.3 |  | 3.3 |  | 1.1 |  | 30.7 |  | (12.9 | ) | — |  | (12.9 | ) | 17.8 |
Total |  | $ | 656.1 |  | $ | 3.3 |  | $ | 4.7 |  | $ | 664.1 |  | $ | (167.1 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (167.1 | ) | $ | 497.0 |
|  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  | Balance January 1, 2015 |  | Acquired During the Period |  | Foreign Currency Translation and Other |  | Balance December 31, 2015 |  | Balance January 1, 2015 |  | Impairment Loss During the Period |  | Balance December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 398.0 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (6.8 | ) | $ | 391.2 |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | 366.7 |
EMEA |  | 265.5 |  | — |  | (26.9 | ) | 238.6 |  | — |  | (129.7 | ) | (129.7 | ) | 108.9 |
Asia-Pacific |  | 12.9 |  | 12.9 |  | 0.5 |  | 26.3 |  | (12.9 | ) | — |  | (12.9 | ) | 13.4 |
Total |  | $ | 676.4 |  | $ | 12.9 |  | $ | (33.2 | ) | $ | 656.1 |  | $ | (37.4 | ) | $ | (129.7 | ) | $ | (167.1 | ) | $ | 489.0 |
Schedule of Intangible assets |
|  | October 2, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |
|  | (in millions) |
Patents |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (14.7 | ) | $ | 1.4 |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (14.1 | ) | $ | 2.0 |
Customer relationships |  | 215.4 |  | (113.3 | ) | 102.1 |  | 212.5 |  | (102.1 | ) | 110.4 |
Technology |  | 41.6 |  | (18.3 | ) | 23.3 |  | 41.3 |  | (16.1 | ) | 25.2 |
Trade Names |  | 22.2 |  | (7.7 | ) | 14.5 |  | 21.9 |  | (6.4 | ) | 15.5 |
Other |  | 6.9 |  | (6.0 | ) | 0.9 |  | 9.4 |  | (5.9 | ) | 3.5 |
Total amortizable intangibles |  | 302.2 |  | (160.0 | ) | 142.2 |  | 301.2 |  | (144.6 | ) | 156.6 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | 36.7 |  | — |  | 36.7 |  | 36.2 |  | — |  | 36.2 |
Total |  | $ | 338.9 |  | $ | (160.0 | ) | $ | 178.9 |  | $ | 337.4 |  | $ | (144.6 | ) | $ | 192.8 |
Schedule of stock-based compensation fair value assumptions |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Expected life (years) |  | 3.0 |  | 3.0 |
Expected stock price volatility |  | 24.8 | % | 23.4 | %
Expected dividend yield |  | 1.3 | % | 1.2 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.9 | % | 1.1 | %

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