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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
|  | Metal Containers |  |  | Closures |  |  | Plastic Containers |  |  | Total |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Balance at December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 56,888 |  |  | $ | 132,661 |  |  | $ | 114,146 |  |  | $ | 303,695 |
Acquisition |  |  | – |  |  |  | 27,135 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 27,135 |
Currency translation |  |  | – |  |  |  | (6,892 | ) |  |  | 825 |  |  |  | (6,067 | )
Balance at December 31, 2010 |  |  | 56,888 |  |  |  | 152,904 |  |  |  | 114,971 |  |  |  | 324,763 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 62,922 |  |  |  | 8,115 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 71,037 |
Currency translation |  |  | (3,396 | ) |  |  | (2,097 | ) |  |  | (385 | ) |  |  | (5,878 | )
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 116,414 |  |  | $ | 158,922 |  |  | $ | 114,586 |  |  | $ | 389,922 |
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets, net at December 31 are as follows:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | Gross Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Definite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 68,939 |  |  | $ | (8,315 | ) |  | $ | 42,528 |  |  | $ | (5,205 | )
Other |  |  | 13,126 |  |  |  | (9,448 | ) |  |  | 11,652 |  |  |  | (9,061 | )
|  |  | 82,065 |  |  |  | (17,763 | ) |  |  | 54,180 |  |  |  | (14,266 | )
Indefinite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 32,140 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 32,140 |  |  |  | – |
|  | $ | 114,205 |  |  | $ | (17,763 | ) |  | $ | 86,320 |  |  | $ | (14,266 | )

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