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Impairments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Impairments | 5. Impairments The Company evaluates long-lived assets for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company identified asset impairments within the MCE business segment of $0.5 million, which are primarily related to restructuring actions to focus research and development efforts on the design of new products in our core business. The Company recorded $0.3 million in the Cost of goods sold line and $0.2 million in the Selling and administrative expenses line within Knowles' Consolidated Statements of Earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company identified asset impairments within the MCE and SC business segments of $3.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively. These impairments are a result of restructuring actions to consolidate its manufacturing footprint and other measures to further optimize operations. The Company recorded impairments of fixed and other assets of $3.3 million in the Cost of goods sold line within Knowles' Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company recorded impairments of intangible assets of $1.4 million and fixed and other assets of $0.1 million in the Selling and administrative expenses line within Knowles' Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company also recorded $0.8 million resulting from research and development charges in the Research and development expenses line within Knowles’ Consolidated Statements of Earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company identified $0.2 million of fixed and other asset impairments within the MCE business segment which were recorded in the Cost of goods sold line within Knowles' Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported. + References No definition available. + Details
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