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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill | The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for 2015 and 2014 is shown below. Brand-specific goodwill held by foreign subsidiaries is allocated to the North America and American Girl operating segments selling those brands, thereby causing a foreign currency translation impact for these operating segments.
| North America |  | International |  | American Girl |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 547,595 |  |  | $ | 321,656 |  |  | $ | 213,988 |  |  | $ | 1,083,239 |
Acquisition (a) | 175,608 |  |  | 143,679 |  |  | — |  |  | 319,287 |
Currency exchange rate impact | (2,264 | ) |  | (6,569 | ) |  | (768 | ) |  | (9,601 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 | 720,939 |  |  | 458,766 |  |  | 213,220 |  |  | 1,392,925 |
Currency exchange rate impact | (1,940 | ) |  | (5,887 | ) |  | (578 | ) |  | (8,405 | )
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 718,999 |  |  | $ | 452,879 |  |  | $ | 212,642 |  |  | $ | 1,384,520 |
(a) Balance has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect final purchase price allocation of the MEGA Brands Inc. acquisition.
Schedule of Identifiable Intangibles | Identifiable intangibles include the following:
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Nonamortizable identifiable intangibles | $ | 488,144 |  |  | $ | 498,517 |
Identifiable intangibles (net of amortization of $131.5 and $103.6 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively) | 212,161 |  |  | 240,227 |
| $ | 700,305 |  |  | $ | 738,744 |

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