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Goodwill & Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangibles |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment |
|  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  |  |  | Acquired |  | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Balance |  | During |  | Currency |  | Balance |  | Balance |  | Impairment |  | Balance |  |  |
|  | January 1, |  | the |  | Translation |  | December 31, |  | January 1, |  | Loss During |  | December 31, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  | Period (1) |  | and Other |  | 2017 |  | 2017 |  | the Period |  | 2017 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 434.7 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 437.4 |  | $ | (24.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (24.5) |  |  | 412.9 |
Europe |  |  | 234.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 14.4 |  |  | 249.3 |  |  | (129.7) |  |  | — |  |  | (129.7) |  |  | 119.6 |
APMEA |  |  | 30.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 30.9 |  |  | (12.9) |  |  | — |  |  | (12.9) |  |  | 18.0 |
Total |  | $ | 699.8 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 15.8 |  |  | 717.6 |  | $ | (167.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (167.1) |  |  | 550.5 |
| (1) |  | Americas goodwill additions during 2017 includes purchase accounting adjustments related to the PVI acquisition discussed in Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
|  | December 31, 2016 |
|  | Gross Balance |  | Accumulated Impairment Losses |  | Net Goodwill |
|  |  |  | Acquired |  | Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Balance |  | During |  | Currency |  | Balance |  | Balance |  | Impairment |  | Balance |  |  |
|  | January 1, |  | the |  | Translation |  | December 31, |  | January 1, |  | Loss During |  | December 31, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | Period |  | and Other |  | 2016 |  | 2016 |  | the Period |  | 2016 |  | 2016 |
|  | (in millions) |
Americas |  | $ | 391.2 |  |  | 43.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 434.7 |  | $ | (24.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (24.5) |  |  | 410.2 |
Europe |  |  | 238.6 |  |  | — |  |  | (3.7) |  |  | 234.9 |  |  | (129.7) |  |  | — |  |  | (129.7) |  |  | 105.2 |
APMEA |  |  | 26.3 |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 30.2 |  |  | (12.9) |  |  | — |  |  | (12.9) |  |  | 17.3 |
Total |  | $ | 656.1 |  |  | 47.0 |  |  | (3.3) |  |  | 699.8 |  | $ | (167.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (167.1) |  |  | 532.7 |
Schedule of Intangible assets |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  | Net |  | Gross |  |  |  |  | Net |
|  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |
|  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |
|  | (in millions) |
Patents |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (15.4) |  | $ | 0.7 |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (14.9) |  | $ | 1.2 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 233.2 |  |  | (133.5) |  |  | 99.7 |  |  | 231.5 |  |  | (117.3) |  |  | 114.2 |
Technology |  |  | 53.9 |  |  | (23.1) |  |  | 30.8 |  |  | 53.1 |  |  | (19.2) |  |  | 33.9 |
Trade names |  |  | 25.5 |  |  | (9.7) |  |  | 15.8 |  |  | 25.1 |  |  | (8.1) |  |  | 17.0 |
Other |  |  | 6.9 |  |  | (6.0) |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | (5.9) |  |  | 0.9 |
Total amortizable intangibles |  |  | 335.6 |  |  | (187.7) |  |  | 147.9 |  |  | 332.6 |  |  | (165.4) |  |  | 167.2 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 37.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 37.3 |  |  | 35.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 35.3 |
|  | $ | 372.9 |  | $ | (187.7) |  | $ | 185.2 |  | $ | 367.9 |  | $ | (165.4) |  | $ | 202.5 |

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