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Other Selling and Administrative Expenses | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Design and development |  | $ | 53,215 |  |  | $ | 52,659 |  |  | $ | 154,274 |  |  | $ | 148,043 |
Identifiable intangible asset amortization |  |  | 11,818 |  |  |  | 3,468 |  |  |  | 22,071 |  |  |  | 9,199 |

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