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Goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill | Goodwill Changes in goodwill are summarized by business segment as follows:
| Outdoor & Action Sports |  | Jeanswear |  | Imagewear |  | Sportswear |  | Total
| In thousands
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 |
Impairment charge | (39,344 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (39,344 | )
Currency translation | (9,998 | ) |  | (2,106 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12,104 | )
Balance, December 2016 | $ | 1,310,133 |  |  | $ | 210,765 |  |  | $ | 58,747 |  |  | $ | 157,314 |  |  | $ | 1,736,959 |
In 2016, VF recorded an impairment charge of $39.3 million to write-off the remaining goodwill balance related to its lucy® brand reporting unit, which is part of the Outdoor & Action Sports coalition. VF did not record any impairment charges in 2015 or 2014. Refer to Note T for additional information on fair value measurements. Accumulated impairment charges for the Outdoor & Action Sports and Sportswear coalitions were $82.7 million and $58.5 million as of December 2016, respectively, and $43.4 million and $58.5 million as of December 2015, respectively.

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