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4. Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes to goodwill by segment | Changes to goodwill by segment were as follows (in millions):
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011
|  | Life Science |  | Clinical Diagnostics |  | Total |  |  | Life Science |  | Clinical Diagnostics |  | Total
Balances as of January 1: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 176.8 |  |  | $ | 319.3 |  |  | $ | 496.1 |  |  |  | $ | 70.7 |  |  | $ | 320.5 |  |  | $ | 391.2 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  | (27.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (27.2 | ) |  |  | (27.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (27.2 | )
Goodwill, net |  | 149.6 |  |  | 319.3 |  |  | 468.9 |  |  |  | 43.5 |  |  | 320.5 |  |  | 364.0 |
Acquisitions |  | 17.4 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  | 21.5 |  |  |  | 106.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 106.1 |
Purchase adjustment |  | (0.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Goodwill written off related to excess property |  | — |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (1.0 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Currency fluctuations |  | — |  |  | 6.6 |  |  | 6.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (1.2 | )
Balances as of December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 193.6 |  |  | 330.0 |  |  | 523.6 |  |  |  | 176.8 |  |  | 319.3 |  |  | 496.1 |
Accumulated impairment losses and write-offs |  | (27.2 | ) |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (28.2 | ) |  |  | (27.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (27.2 | )
Goodwill, net |  | $ | 166.4 |  |  | $ | 329.0 |  |  | $ | 495.4 |  |  |  | $ | 149.6 |  |  | $ | 319.3 |  |  | $ | 468.9 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major-Class | 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):
| December 31, 2012
| Average Remaining Life (years) |  | Purchase Price |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships/lists | 1-12 |  | $ | 102.8 |  |  | $ | (38.4 | ) |  | $ | 64.4 |
Know how | 1-13 |  | 189.3 |  |  | (67.1 | ) |  | 122.2 |
Developed product technology | 1-10 |  | 74.6 |  |  | (25.1 | ) |  | 49.5 |
Licenses | 1-8 |  | 35.6 |  |  | (18.7 | ) |  | 16.9 |
Tradenames | 1-10 |  | 7.4 |  |  | (4.3 | ) |  | 3.1 |
Covenants not to compete | 1-10 |  | 4.9 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 4.7 |
Other | 1 |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
|  |  | $ | 414.7 |  |  | $ | (153.8 | ) |  | $ | 260.9 |
| 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 |

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