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Goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016
Goodwill | Note F — Goodwill Changes in goodwill are summarized by business segment as follows:
|  | Outdoor & Action Sports |  |  | Jeanswear |  |  | Imagewear |  |  | Sportswear |  |  | Contemporary Brands |  |  | Total |
|  | In thousands |
Balance, December 2013 |  | $ | 1,434,898 |  |  | $ | 228,430 |  |  | $ | 58,747 |  |  | $ | 157,314 |  |  | $ | 142,361 |  |  | $ | 2,021,750 |
Impairment charge |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (142,361 | ) |  |  | (142,361 | )
Currency translation |  |  | (45,445 | ) |  |  | (8,988 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (54,433 | )
Balance, December 2014 |  |  | 1,389,453 |  |  |  | 219,442 |  |  |  | 58,747 |  |  |  | 157,314 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,824,956 |
Currency translation |  |  | (29,978 | ) |  |  | (6,571 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (36,549 | )
Balance, December 2015 |  | $ | 1,359,475 |  |  | $ | 212,871 |  |  | $ | 58,747 |  |  | $ | 157,314 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,788,407 |
VF did not record any impairment charges in 2015 or 2013 based on the results of its annual goodwill impairment testing. In 2014, VF recorded an impairment charge of $142.4 million to write off the goodwill in the Splendid® and Ella Moss® reporting unit, which is part of the Contemporary Brands coalition. Accumulated impairment charges for the Contemporary Brands coalition were $337.5 million as of December 2015 and 2014, and $195.2 million as of December 2013. Accumulated impairment charges for the Outdoor & Action Sports and Sportswear coalitions were $43.4 million and $58.5 million, respectively, for all of the periods presented above. See Note S for additional information on the fair value measurements.

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