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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and year ended December 31, 2017 were as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 |  |  | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment Loss |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment Loss |  |  | Net |
Beginning balance at January 1 |  | $ | 735,323 |  |  | $ | (144,276 | ) |  | $ | 591,047 |  |  | $ | 727,999 |  |  | $ | (139,414 | ) |  | $ | 588,585 |
Sale of business(1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,115 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,115 | )
Impairment loss(2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,862 | ) |  |  | (4,862 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (3,186 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,186 | ) |  |  | 10,439 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,439 |
Ending balance at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 732,137 |  |  | $ | (144,276 | ) |  | $ | 587,861 |  |  | $ | 735,323 |  |  | $ | (144,276 | ) |  | $ | 591,047 |
| (1) | In 2017, the Company sold its Data Analytics Solutions business and, as a result, charged the related goodwill of $(3,115) to the gain on sale of business.
| (2) | In 2017, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $(4,862) related to the write-off of goodwill related to the discontinuation of a product line and consolidation of two manufacturing plants.
Intangible Assets | Components of the Company’s intangible assets are comprised of the following:
As of September 30, 2018: |  | Gross |  |  | Impairment Charges(1) |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  |  | Net |
Completed technology |  | $ | 172,431 |  |  | $ | (105 | ) |  | $ | (131,840 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,486 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 282,744 |  |  |  | (1,406 | ) |  |  | (59,260 | ) |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 222,252 |
Patents, trademarks, trade names and other |  |  | 110,523 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (41,970 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 68,550 |
|  | $ | 565,698 |  |  | $ | (1,511 | ) |  | $ | (233,070 | ) |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 331,288 |
As of December 31, 2017: |  | Gross |  |  | Impairment Charges(1) |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  |  | Net |
Completed technology |  | $ | 172,431 |  |  | $ | (105 | ) |  | $ | (115,371 | ) |  | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 57,288 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 282,744 |  |  |  | (1,406 | ) |  |  | (45,518 | ) |  |  | 1,571 |  |  |  | 237,391 |
Patents, trademarks, trade names and other |  |  | 110,523 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38,730 | ) |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | 71,719 |
|  | $ | 565,698 |  |  | $ | (1,511 | ) |  | $ | (199,619 | ) |  | $ | 1,830 |  |  | $ | 366,398 |
| (1) | In 2017, the Company recorded impairment charges of $1,511 related to the write-off of intangible assets as a result of the discontinuation of a product line and consolidation of two manufacturing plants.
Estimated Net Amortization Expense | Aggregate net amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets and unfavorable lease commitments for future years is as follows:
Year |  | Amount |
2018 (remaining) |  | $ | 10,760 |
2019 |  | $ | 40,144 |
2020 |  | $ | 28,125 |
2021 |  | $ | 20,248 |
2022 |  | $ | 17,619 |
2023 |  | $ | 17,253 |
Thereafter |  | $ | 138,955 |

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