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4. Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill and other Purchased Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Changes to goodwill by segment | Changes to goodwill by segment were as follows (in millions):
| Life Science |  | Clinical Diagnostics |  | Total
Balances as of January 1, 2012: |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 176.8 |  |  | $ | 319.3 |  |  | $ | 496.1 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (27.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (27.2 | )
Goodwill, net | 149.6 |  |  | 319.3 |  |  | 468.9 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.1 |
Currency fluctuations | — |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | 10.1 |
Balances as of March 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 176.8 |  |  | 330.5 |  |  | 507.3 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (27.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (27.2 | )
Goodwill, net | $ | 149.6 |  |  | $ | 330.5 |  |  | $ | 480.1 |
Schedule of identifiable purchased intangible assets with definite lives | Other than goodwill, we have no significant intangible assets with indefinite lives. Information regarding our identifiable purchased intangible assets with definite lives is as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2012
| Average Remaining Life (years) |  | Purchase Price |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships/lists | 1-12 |  | $ | 101.7 |  |  | $ | (33.8 | ) |  | $ | 67.9 |
Know how | 1-14 |  | 190.6 |  |  | (52.5 | ) |  | 138.1 |
Developed product technology | 1-10 |  | 53.7 |  |  | (26.5 | ) |  | 27.2 |
Licenses | 1-8 |  | 35.6 |  |  | (16.5 | ) |  | 19.1 |
Tradenames | 1-10 |  | 30.3 |  |  | (24.4 | ) |  | 5.9 |
Covenants not to compete | 1-7 |  | 5.9 |  |  | (5.8 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Patents | — |  | 1.0 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | — |
Other | — |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |
|  |  | $ | 418.9 |  |  | $ | (160.6 | ) |  | $ | 258.3 |
| December 31, 2011
| Average Remaining Life (years) |  | Purchase Price |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships/lists | 1-12 |  | $ | 98.7 |  |  | $ | (30.9 | ) |  | $ | 67.8 |
Know how | 1-14 |  | 187.0 |  |  | (45.7 | ) |  | 141.3 |
Developed product technology | 1-11 |  | 47.6 |  |  | (24.6 | ) |  | 23.0 |
Licenses | 1-9 |  | 35.6 |  |  | (15.7 | ) |  | 19.9 |
Tradenames | 1-10 |  | 29.5 |  |  | (22.1 | ) |  | 7.4 |
Covenants not to compete | 1-7 |  | 5.8 |  |  | (5.7 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Patents | — |  | 1.0 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | — |
Other | — |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |
|  |  | $ | 405.3 |  |  | $ | (145.8 | ) |  | $ | 259.5 |
Amortization expense related to purchased intangible assets | Amortization expense related to purchased intangible assets is as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| March 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Amortization expense | $ | 10.8 |  |  | $ | 8.8 |

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