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Other Selling and Administrative Expenses | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Other Selling and Administrative Expenses |
17. | Other Selling and Administrative Expenses
Other selling and administrative expenses include the following:
|  | For the Three Months Ended |  |  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Design and development |  | $ | 51,562 |  |  | $ | 47,411 |  |  | $ | 101,059 |  |  | $ | 95,384 |
Identifiable intangible asset amortization |  |  | 7,622 |  |  |  | 2,928 |  |  |  | 10,253 |  |  |  | 5,731 |

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