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Other Selling and Administrative Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Other Selling and Administrative Expenses |
17. | Other Selling and Administrative Expenses
Other selling and administrative expenses include the following:
|  |  |  | For the Three Months Ended |
|  |  |  | March 31, 2015 |  |  | March 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |
Design and development |  |  |  | $ | 52,916 |  |  | $ | 49,497 |
Identifiable intangible asset amortization |  |  |  |  | 6,463 |  |  |  | 2,631 |

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