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Goodwill & Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangibles |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic segment |
|  | December 31, 2018
|  | 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,
|  | 2018 |  | Period (1) |  | and Other |  | 2018 |  | 2018 |  | the Period |  | 2018 |  | 2018
|  | (in millions)
Americas |  | $ | 437.4 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | (0.8) |  |  | 438.1 |  | $ | (24.5) |  |  | — |  |  | (24.5) |  |  | 413.6
Europe |  |  | 249.3 |  |  | — |  |  | (5.6) |  |  | 243.7 |  |  | (129.7) |  |  | — |  |  | (129.7) |  |  | 114.0
APMEA |  |  | 30.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.8) |  |  | 30.1 |  |  | (12.9) |  |  | — |  |  | (12.9) |  |  | 17.2
Total |  | $ | 717.6 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | (7.2) |  |  | 711.9 |  | $ | (167.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (167.1) |  |  | 544.8
| (1) |  | Americas goodwill additions during 2018 relate to immaterial acquisitions.
|  | 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 |  | 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
Schedule of Intangible assets |
|  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  | Net |  | Gross |  |  |  |  | Net
|  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying
|  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount
|  | (in millions)
Patents |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (15.8) |  | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | 16.1 |  | $ | (15.4) |  | $ | 0.7
Customer relationships |  |  | 232.9 |  |  | (146.9) |  |  | 86.0 |  |  | 233.2 |  |  | (133.5) |  |  | 99.7
Technology |  |  | 54.6 |  |  | (27.3) |  |  | 27.3 |  |  | 53.9 |  |  | (23.1) |  |  | 30.8
Trade names |  |  | 26.1 |  |  | (11.5) |  |  | 14.6 |  |  | 25.5 |  |  | (9.7) |  |  | 15.8
Other |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | (3.5) |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 6.9 |  |  | (6.0) |  |  | 0.9
Total amortizable intangibles |  |  | 334.0 |  |  | (205.0) |  |  | 129.0 |  |  | 335.6 |  |  | (187.7) |  |  | 147.9
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 36.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 36.2 |  |  | 37.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 37.3
|  | $ | 370.2 |  | $ | (205.0) |  | $ | 165.2 |  | $ | 372.9 |  | $ | (187.7) |  | $ | 185.2

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