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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment | Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is as follows (in millions):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | March 31, 2019 |
Segment |  | Net Book Value at December 31, 2018 |  |  | Foreign Exchange |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment Charges |  |  | Net Book Value |
Food and Appliances |  | $ | 211.2 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 2,097.5 |  |  | $ | (1,886.2 | ) |  | $ | 211.3 |
Home and Outdoor Living |  |  | 163.8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,148.8 |  |  |  | (1,985.0 | ) |  |  | 163.8 |
Learning and Development |  |  | 2,595.2 |  |  |  | (12.0 | ) |  |  | 3,429.2 |  |  |  | (846.0 | ) |  |  | 2,583.2 |
|  | $ | 2,970.2 |  |  | $ | (11.9 | ) |  | $ | 7,675.5 |  |  | $ | (4,717.2 | ) |  | $ | 2,958.3 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets and Related Amortization Periods | Other intangible assets, net are comprised of the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):
|  | March 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Amortization Periods (in years) |
Trade names — indefinite life |  | $ | 4,089.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,089.4 |  |  | $ | 4,093.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,093.0 |  |  |  | N/A |
Trade names — other |  |  | 170.3 |  |  |  | (39.9 | ) |  |  | 130.4 |  |  |  | 170.5 |  |  |  | (36.5 | ) |  |  | 134.0 |  |  |  | 2-15 |
Capitalized software |  |  | 529.0 |  |  |  | (363.7 | ) |  |  | 165.3 |  |  |  | 520.0 |  |  |  | (348.1 | ) |  |  | 171.9 |  |  |  | 3 – 12 |
Patents and intellectual property |  |  | 134.1 |  |  |  | (83.4 | ) |  |  | 50.7 |  |  |  | 136.4 |  |  |  | (79.2 | ) |  |  | 57.2 |  |  |  | 3 – 14 |
Customer relationships and distributor channels |  |  | 1,269.8 |  |  |  | (196.9 | ) |  |  | 1,072.9 |  |  |  | 1,269.7 |  |  |  | (180.9 | ) |  |  | 1,088.8 |  |  |  | 3 – 30 |
Other |  |  | 109.0 |  |  |  | (81.3 | ) |  |  | 27.7 |  |  |  | 109.0 |  |  |  | (74.3 | ) |  |  | 34.7 |  |  |  | 3 – 5 |
|  | $ | 6,301.6 |  |  | $ | (765.2 | ) |  | $ | 5,536.4 |  |  | $ | 6,298.6 |  |  | $ | (719.0 | ) |  | $ | 5,579.6 |  |  |  |  |

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