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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment | Goodwill activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019 is as follows (in millions):
|  | June 30, 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 |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  | 3,437.2 |  |  | (846.0 | ) |  | 2,591.2 |
| $ | 2,970.2 |  |  | $ | (3.9 | ) |  | $ | 7,683.5 |  |  | $ | (4,717.2 | ) |  | $ | 2,966.3 |
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):
| June 30, 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 | $ | 4,089.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,089.9 |  |  | $ | 4,093.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,093.0 |  |  | N/A
Trade names — other | 170.9 |  |  | (43.5 | ) |  | 127.4 |  |  | 170.5 |  |  | (36.5 | ) |  | 134.0 |  |  | 2-15
Capitalized software | 531.3 |  |  | (375.3 | ) |  | 156.0 |  |  | 520.0 |  |  | (348.1 | ) |  | 171.9 |  |  | 3-12
Patents and intellectual property | 134.2 |  |  | (89.3 | ) |  | 44.9 |  |  | 136.4 |  |  | (79.2 | ) |  | 57.2 |  |  | 3-14
Customer relationships and distributor channels | 1,269.9 |  |  | (212.9 | ) |  | 1,057.0 |  |  | 1,269.7 |  |  | (180.9 | ) |  | 1,088.8 |  |  | 3-30
Other | 109.0 |  |  | (88.2 | ) |  | 20.8 |  |  | 109.0 |  |  | (74.3 | ) |  | 34.7 |  |  | 3-5
| $ | 6,305.2 |  |  | $ | (809.2 | ) |  | $ | 5,496.0 |  |  | $ | 6,298.6 |  |  | $ | (719.0 | ) |  | $ | 5,579.6 |  |  |

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